ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN IN TRADITIONAL AND WALDORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

V Sloveniji je poraba alkohola med višjimi v Evropi. To ne pomeni samo med odraslimi, ampak tudi med mladimi. Mladi vse več in vse mlajši uživajo alkohol. Zato ta predstavlja velik problem, s katerim bi se bilo potrebno soočiti že pri osnovnošolcih. Ljudje, ki si že v mladosti ustvarijo pozitivno mišljenje o njem, tudi kasneje več posegajo po alkoholnih pijačah. Raziskovalna metodologija. Raziskava je temeljila na kvantitativni metodologiji. Podatke smo zbrali s pomočjo delno strukturiranega anketnega vprašalnika, z 18-timi vprašanji odprtega in zaprtega tipa. Raziskava je bila opravljena med 97 otroki osmih in devetih razredov, v mesecu septembru 2011 na Osnovni šoli Kamnica v Mariboru in Waldorfski osnovni šoli Ljubljana. Namen raziskave je bil z raziskavo ugotoviti ali prihaja do razlik v uživanju alkohola pri osnovnošolcih klasične in waldorfske osnovne šole. Rezultati. Kljub temu, da večina pozna škodljivosti pitja alkoholnih pijač in da vedo, da je alkohol droga, je le malo tistih, ki le tega še niso poskusili. Poskusijo ga predvsem iz namena zabave, samodokazovanja in radovednosti. Večina osnovnošolcev ga je prvič poskusila doma. Med šolama ne prihaja do bistvenih razlik v uživanju alkohola. Razprava in sklep. Odnos mladostnikov do alkohola je preveč pozitiven in z njim se želijo preveč hvaliti in bahati pred vrstniki. Zato pa tudi vse prevečkrat posegajo po alkoholnih pijačah. Potrebno bi bilo spremeniti njihova prepričanja o alkoholu, da bi s tem zmanjšali uživanje le tega pri osnovnošolcih.In Slovenia, the consumption of alcohol is among higher ones in Europe. This means not only among the adults but also among the young people. Young people consume more alcohol and they start the consumption younger. Alcohol therefore represents a big problem that ought to be faced already by the pupils of primary schools. People who create themselves positive thinking about alcohol already in their youth, also later consume more alcohol. Research methodology. Research was based on the quantitative methodology. We were collecting data using partly structured questionnaire containing 18 questions of open and closed type. Research was conducted among 97 children of eight and nine classes in the month of September 2011 in the Primary School Kamnica and in Waldorf School Ljubljana. The purpose of this survey was to find out whether there are the differences in alcohol consumption by primary schoolchildren of state primary school and Waldorf primary school. Results. Despite the fact that the majority knows about the harmfulness of drinking alcohol drinks and that they know alcohol is a drug, there are only few of those who have not tried alcohol yet. They try it mainly with the purpose of entertainment, self-demonstration and curiosity. For the first time, most of the primary schoolchildren tried alcohol at home. Between the schools there are no significant differences in alcohol consumption. Discussion and conclusion. Attitude of adolescents to alcohol is too positive and too many times they wish too much to praise themselves and to boast in front of the peers. This is why that they reach for alcohol drinks too often. In order to reduce the adolescent alcohol use it would be necessary to modify their beliefs about alcohol