Attitudes and Suggestions of Primary School Teachers about Introducing Croatian Tradiotional Dances in Curriculum

Narodni su plesovi umjetničko djelo naroda. Hrvatski narod ističe se bogatstvom kulturne baštine koja se stvarala i prikupljala kroz 15 stoljeća dugu povijest. Jedan dio toga kulturnoga bogatstva svakako zauzimaju hrvatski tradicijski plesovi. S obzirom na to da su hrvatski tradicijski plesovi neznatno zastupljeni u odgojno-obrazovnim područjima, ovim su se istraživačkim radom željeli utvrditi stavovi i prijedlozi učiteljica i učitelja o uvrštavanju hrvatskih tradicijskih plesova u Kurikul tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture. Na temelju stavova koji su pri prikupljanju podataka utvrđeni željelo se osvijestiti odgajatelje o važnosti uključenja folklora u odgojno-obrazovni proces. Istraživanjem je postignut postavljeni cilj te su prikupljeni stavovi i prijedlozi učiteljica i učitelja o uvrštavanju hrvatskih tradicijskih plesova u Kurikul s obzirom na dob i radni staž ispitanika. Prva hipoteza o stavovima s tvrdnjama o doprinosu folklorne plesne aktivnosti s ishodima Kurikula je potvrđena te prikupljeni podatci ukazuju na razlike među ispitanicima s obzirom na njihovu dob. Druga hipoteza koja se odnosi na prijedloge primjene plesnih elemenata folklora u nastavi je također potvrđena te su prikupljeni podatci ukazali na razlike među ispitanicima s obzirom na njihov radni staž. S druge strane, druga hipoteza koja se odnosila na prijedloga primjene folklora u korelaciji s drugim nastavnim područjima nije potvrđena pa prikupljeni podatci ukazuju na nepostojanje razlika među ispitanicima s obzirom na njihov radni staž.Traditional dances are work of art created by nation. Croatian nation stands out with the richness of its cultural heritage which has been created and collected through 15 hundred long history. One part of that cultural richness belongs to traditional dances. Since croatian traditional dances are slightly represented in educational areas, the aim of this work was to determine attitudes and suggestions of primary school teachers about introducing croatian traditional dances in Curriculum for P.E. Based on attitudes which were proposed in collecting data, the purpose was to revive educators the importance of using traditional dances in the educational process. Through this research the aim was achieved and attitudes and suggestions of primary school teachers about introducing croatian traditional dances in Curriculum considering their age and years of working experience were collected. First hypothesis about attitudes with claims considering contribution of traditional dance activity with Curriculum's outcomes was confirmed so collected data showed differences between participans considering their age. Second hypothesis related to suggestions about introducing dance elements of traditional dances in education was also confirmed so collected data showed differences between participans considering their working experience. On other hand, second hypothesis related to suggestions about introducing traditional dances in correlation with other educational areas is not confirmed so collected data showed there are no differences between participans considering their working experience