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Krešimir Filić – a lecturer at Varaždin extension school

Siniša Horvat

Sažetak

Despite his many activities as a teacher at Gimnazija – Varaždin, where he worked from 1917 to 1942, Krešimir Filić made an enormous contribution to various fields, especially to adult education in Varaždin and its surroundings. The adult education took place in Varaždin Extension School, later known as Pučko Sveučilište („community college“). Alongside professors Vladimir Deduš, Milan Kaman and Franjo Košćec, he was one of the foundors of the College. During a swift expansion of the college in the period between 1920 and 1925, he was the secretary of the Extension School, whereas later on he became a member of its committee. At this position he was organizing and helping with its many cultural and educational activities
He made a particularly valuable contribution to the organization of the cultural/historical exhibition of the town of Varaždin, and at the same time he took special care about the teaching activies of the School. He was one of the most successful and prolific lecturers of the Extension School and his lectures were attended by a socially heterogeneous audiences from Varaždin and the surrounding villages. His public lectures which dealt with a plethora of topics were a true magnet for a wide range of audiences due to their high quality and interesting character.

Ključne riječi

Krešimir Filić; Gimnazija; Varaždin Extension School; People’s University; adult education; public lectures

Hrčak ID:

99945

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/99945

Datum izdavanja:

27.11.2012.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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