The Extended Stay In Primary Education Of Elementary School

Tema ovog diplomskog rada je Produženi boravak u razrednoj nastavi osnovne škole. Produženi boravak je program koji osnovne škole organiziraju najčešće za učenike razredne nastave, a odvija se prije ili nakon redovne nastave. Diplomski rad sastoji se od dva dijela – teorijski dio i kvalitativno istraživanje. U teorijskom dijelu spomenute su i obrađene sve bitne sastavnice programa produženog boravka koji sve više škola organizira kako bi izašle u susret roditeljima i učenicima. U sklopu ovog diplomskog rada provedeno je kvalitativno istraživanje. Cilj istraživanja bio je uvidjeti sličnosti i razlike u razmišljanjima i stavovima između učiteljica koje vode produženi boravak te učiteljice redovne razredne nastave. Ovim istraživanjem želio se saznati opći stav učiteljica o produženom boravku te kakvo je njihovo iskustvo s organizacijom i planiranjem rada u boravku. Ispitano je s kojim su se izazovima, prednostima i nedostatcima susrele tijekom rada u produženom boravku. Odabrane su tri ispitanice – učiteljice razredne nastave. Ispitanice se razlikuju po godinama radnog iskustva u produženom boravku. Dvije od tri ispitanica trenutno rade u boravku, dok je treća trenutno zaposlena u redovnoj nastavi, no prijašnjih godina radila je u produženom boravku. Za provedbu istraživanja korišten je polustrukturirani intervju te je ispitanicama omogućeno slobodno i neprekinuto odgovaranje na postavljanja pitanja.The topic of this master’s thesis is The Extended Stay in Primary Education of Elementary School. Extended stay is a program that primary schools usually organize for pupils in the first four grades and it takes place before or after regular classes. The master’s thesis consists of two parts – a theoretical part and qualitative research. All essential components of the extended stay program, which more and more schools organize in order to meet the parents’ and students’ needs are mentioned and elaborated in the theoretical part of the thesis. As part of this thesis, a qualitative research was conducted. The aim of this research was to find similarities and differences in thoughts and attitudes between extendedstay teachers and regular classroom teachers. This research aimed to examine teachers’ general attitude towards the extended stay and their experience with work organization and planning during the extended stay. The challenges, advantages and disadvantages they encountered during the extended stay were examined. Three examinees were chosen – primary school teachers in the first four grades. The examinees differ in years of work experience in extended stay. Two out of three examinees currently work in the extended stay, while the third one is presently employed as a regular class teacher, but has previously worked in the extended stay. A semi-structured interview was used to conduct the research, and the examinees were allowed to answer questions freely and uninterruptedly