Original scientific paper

Positive orientation in education in pedagogical journals

Sanja Simel orcid.org/0000-0003-2485-6068 ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies,Department of Pedagogy, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

Psychological research determined that if we want happy students,
we should not only help them solve potential difficulties. We should also focus ourselves on the positive in them, their potentials and talents. It is necessary to investigate our main focus in educationfrom a pedagogical perspective as well. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to determine the representation of the positive orientation in education in relevant Croatian pedagogical journals, i.e. how much attention is paid to student’s potentials and talents, and his/her selfactualization in research of pedagogical reality, and how much attention is paid to dealing with educational problems and neutral topics. Results from an analysis of this issue indicate there is a lack of research and theoretical papers from the perspective of positive orientation in education, and that there is a need for a more in-depth theoretical and practical rethinking of the notion of “positive orientation in education”, which is no longer just at the level of an educational principle. This kind of deliberation of notions with regard to fundamental pedagogical notions can contribute to theoretical knowledge, but also promote pedagogical practice, which could result in more frequent research of this field that has thus far been neglected in pedagogy.

Keywords

pedagogical theory; pedagogical practice; student potentials and talents; self-actualization; purpose of education

Hrčak ID:

160090

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/160090

Publication date:

11.5.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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