Professional paper

TEACHER – CREATOR OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Smiljana Zrilić ; Odjel za izobrazbu učitelja i odgojitelja Sveučilište u Zadru
Tomislav Košta ; Odjel za izobrazbu učitelja i odgojitelja Sveučilište u Zadru

Abstract

This paper puts emphasis on creativity as a competence of a modern teacher that is expressed through both curricular and extracurricular activities. The paper also provides the results of a descriptive analysis of different extracurricular activities (music, sport, literary, drama and puppet groups, ecology group, etc.) in primary schools of Zadar County. The fact is that in many schools the extracurricular activities are neglected, and they can be, if they encourage creativity, extremely useful for the students. Namely, extracurricular activities can be an encouragement for spending organized and useful leisure time, but they can also become an instrument for realizing educational and functional teaching tasks. Extracurricular activities can also prevent the occurrence of numerous unacceptable behaviors, which are implied in unorganized leisure time.
The teacher's task is to make extracurricular activities more interesting than leisure and hedonism. Financing the competitions, travels, gear and other necessary equipment requires the engagement of the local community. Students can be exposed to different dangers during their leisure time, so pedagogic activities have to be focused on preventing such events.

Keywords

creativity; extracurricular activities; teacher; student

Hrčak ID:

50945

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/50945

Publication date:

5.12.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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