The prevalence of the application of dance structures in the physical education and health culture classes in secondary schools in the Republic of Croatia

Tjelesna i zdravstvena kultura prakticira se kroz cijeli odgojno-obrazovni sustav Republike Hrvatske te čini sastavni dio tjelesnog i zdravstvenog odgojno-obrazovnog područja uz izvannastavne i izvanškolske (kineziološke/sportske) aktivnosti. Temelji tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture su usvajanje i usavršavanje kinezioloških motoričkih vještina, znanja i navika s ciljem zadovoljenja ljudskih potreba za kretanjem, razvojem motoričkih, funkcionalnih i morfoloških obilježja i sl. Uslijed nedovoljne primjene plesa u srednjim školama većina studenata Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu upisuje s nedovoljnim predznanjem iz plesa. Za potrebe izrade diplomskog rada provedeno je istraživanje koje je obuhvatilo 102 studenata Kineziološkog fakulteta koji su položili kolegij „Ples“. U ovom će se radu proučiti stanje primjene plesa u nastavi Tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture uzevši u obzir srednje škole u RH koje su pohađali studenti Kineziološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Rad će dodatno dati uvid na koje načine ispitanici primjenjuju naučene plesne strukture nakon uspješno položenog kolegija Ples na navedenom fakultetu. Također, utvrdit će se koje su mogućnosti za poboljšanje i obogaćenje nastave Tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture primjenom plesnih struktura.Physical and health education is implemented throughout the entire educational system of the Republic of Croatia, and along with extracurricular and out-of-school (kinesiological/sports) activities, it represents an integral part of the physical and health education domain. It is based on the acquisition and improvement of kinesiological motor skills, knowledge, and habits with the aim of meeting human needs for movement, development of motor, functional, and morphological characteristics, and so on. Due to the insufficient implementation of dance in high schools, the majority of students enrolled in the Faculty of Kinesiology University of Zagreb have inadequate prior knowledge of dance. For purpose of preparing a thesis, research was conducted which included 102 students of the Faculty of Kinesiology who passed the course "Dance". This research will study the state of application of dance in Physical and Health Education classes, taking into account secondary schools in the Republic of Croatia attended by students of the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Kinesiology. The paper will additionally provide an insight into the ways in which the respondents apply the learned dance structures after successfully passing the Dance course at the mentioned faculty. Also, it will be determined what are the possibilities for improving the physical education classes in high schools by applying dance structures