Comparison of Compulsory Education of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia

Ana Krišto; Višnja Rajić

doi:10.23947/2334-8496-2024-12-1-157-168

Authors

Ana Krišto Primary School Petar Preradović Zagreb, Croatia https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3584-9086
Višnja Rajić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Teacher Education, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5331-835X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2024-12-1-157-168

Keywords:

compulsory education, comparative analysis, national curricula, primary education

Abstract

Compulsory education is the basis of formal education, and in countries around the world, it has a different duration and characteristics and most often is related to elementary school. This current study compares compulsory education of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia. In addition to a review of the literature, current applicable laws and regulations, a comparative analysis of national curricula for compulsory education of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia have been made. The study showed that there is a difference in the number of subjects taught in elementary schools in Croatia and Slovenia, as well as in the number of teaching hours of individual subjects. Furthermore, an analysis of six subject areas of primary education that are taught in both countries was made, with respect to content determinants. An analysis of the existing content determinants shows that the same or similar content is taught in both countries, while in only one subject area, further analysis is required. This study provided new insights that can be used to further develop Croatian compulsory education.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Apostolović, D. (2014). Usporedna analiza ciljeva i zadataka predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja prema programskim koncepcijama u Sloveniji, Hrvatskoj i Srbiji [Comparative analysis of the goals and tasks of preschool education according to program concepts in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia]. Metodički obzori: časopis za odgojno-obrazovnu teoriju i praksu, 9(20), 58-69. https://hrcak.srce.hr/135782

Baki, A., & Gökçek, T. (2005). Comparison of the development of elementary mathematics curriculum studies in Turkey and the USA. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 5(2), 579–588.

Baranović, B. (2006). Nacionalni kurikulum u europskim zemljama i Hrvatskoj: komparativan prikaz [National curriculum in European countries and Croatia: a comparative view]. Sociologija i prostor: časopis za istraživanje prostornoga i sociokulturnog razvoja, vol. 44(2/3), 181–200. https://hrcak.srce.hr/93788

Baranović, B. (Ed.). (2006). Nacionalni kurikulum za obvezno obrazovanje u Hrvatskoj – različite perspektive [National curriculum for compulsory education in Croatia - different perspectives]. Zagreb: Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, Centar za istraživanje i razvoj obrazovanja. Retrieved from http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/494/1/Nacionalni%20kurikulum%20za%20obvezno%20obrazovanje%20u%20Hrvatskoj.pdf

Bognar, L., & Matijević, M. (2005). Didaktika [Didactics]. Školska knjiga.

Boras, M. (2010). Komparativna analiza nastavnih planova i programa predmeta prirode i društva u Republici Hrvatskoj i Republici Sloveniji [Comparative analysis of nature and society curricula in the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia]. Napredak: Časopis za interdisciplinarna istraživanja u odgoju i obrazovanju, 151(1), 85-105, 85–105. https://hrcak.srce.hr/82838

Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2018). Research Methods in Education (8th ed.). Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315456539

Duraković, L. ., M. Đurđanović, M. ., & Vidulin, S. . (2018). Music education in primary compulsory schools in Croatia and Serbia from 1945 to 1990, in the context of school curricula. International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 6(1), 67–78. https://doi.org/10.5937/ijcrsee1801067D DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/ijcrsee1801067D

Faas, D. (2011). The Nation, Europe, and Migration: A comparison of geography, history, and citizenship education curricula in Greece, Germany, and England. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 43(4), 471-492. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2011.584560 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2011.584560

Fort, M. (2006). Educational Reforms Across Europe: A Toolbox for Empirical Research. Unpublished Work in Progress. Retrieved from https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.571.597&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Garrouste, C. (2010). 100 Years of Educational Reforms in Europe: a contextual database - Doctoral dissertation

Hrvatski sabor. (2018). Zakon o odgoju i obrazovanju u osnovnoj i srednjoj školi [Law on education in primary and secondary schools]. Narodne novine 68/2018

Jóhannesson, I. Á., Norðdahl, K., Óskarsdóttir, G., Pálsdóttir, A., & Pétursdóttir, B. (2011). Curriculum analysis and education for sustainable development in Iceland. Environmental Education Research, 17(3), 375-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2010.545872 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2010.545872

Jovanović, M., & Crvenica, J. C. (2020). Comparative analysis of the curriculum for the subject solfeggio (ems) in Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia. Facta Universitatis, Series: Visual Arts and Music, 091-104. https://doi.org/10.22190/FUVAM1902091J DOI: https://doi.org/10.22190/FUVAM1902091J

Krippendorff, K. (2004). Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology (2 ed.). Sage Publications, Inc.

Marinović Bobinac, A. (2007). Comparative Analysis of Curricula for Religious Education. Metodika : časopis za teoriju i praksu metodikâ u predškolskom odgoju, školskoj i visokoškolskoj izobrazbi, 8(15), 425–443. https://hrcak.srce.hr/24603

Matijević, M. (2004). Ocjenjivanje u osnovnoj školi [Assessment in primary school]. Tipex.

Matijević, M., & Rajić, V. (2015). Metodologije kurikulumskih promjena: nekad i danas [Curriculum change methodologies: then and now]. The Faculty of Teacher Education University of Zagreb Conference – Researching Paradigms of Childhood and Education – UFZG2015, 635–64). https://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/759141.matijevi_i_raji_4_simpozij_UFZG2015.pdf

Matijević, M., Rajić, V., & Topolovčan, T. (2013). Učenička evaluacija udžbenika [Student evaluation of textbooks]. Napredak: Časopis za interdisciplinarna istraživanja u odgoju i obrazovanju, 154(3), 289–315. https://hrcak.srce.hr/138805

Mejovšek, M. (2008). Metode znanstvenog istraživanja u društvenim i humanističkih znanostima [Methods of scientific research in social sciences and humanities]. Naklada Slap.

Milošević, D. & Maksimović, J. (2020). Methodology of Comparative Research in Education: Role and Significance. International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 8(3), 155–162. https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2020-8-3-155-162 DOI: https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2020-8-3-155-162

Ministarstvo zanosti i obrazovanja. (2019). Nacionalni kurikulum za nastavi predmet Likovne kulture za osnovne škole i Likovne umjetnosti za gimnazije u Republici Hrvatskoj [National curriculum for teaching the subject of Fine Arts for primary schools and Fine Arts for high schools in the Republic of Croatia]. Narodne novine 7/2019. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2019_01_7_162.html

Ministarstvo znanosti i obrazovanja. (2019). Kurikulum za nastavni predmet Glazbene kulture za osnovne škole i Glazbene umjetnosti za gimnazije u Republici Hrvatskoj [Curriculum for the subject of Musical culture for elementary schools and Musical arts for high schools in the Republic of Croatia]. Narodne novine 69/2019. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2019_07_69_1434.html

Ministarstvo znanosti i obrazovanja. (2019). Kurikulum za nastavni predmet Hrvatski jezik za osnovne škole i gimnazije u Republici Hrvatskoj [Curriculum for the subject Croatian language for elementary schools and high schools in the Republic of Croatia]. Narodne novine 10/2019. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2019_01_10_215.html

Ministarstvo znanosti i obrazovanja. (2019). Kurikulum za nastavni predmet Priroda i društvo za osnovne škole u Republici Hrvatskoj [Curriculum for the subject Nature and Society for elementary schools in the Republic of Croatia]. Narodne novine 7/2019. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2019_01_7_147.html

Ministarstvo znanosti i obrazovanja. (2019). Kurikulum za nastavni predmet Tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture za osnovne škole i gimnazije u Republici Hrvatskoj [Curriculum for the subject of Physical and Health Education for elementary schools and high schools in the Republic of Croatia]. Narodne novine 27/2019. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2019_03_27_558.html

Ministarstvo znanosti i obrazovanja. (2019). Nacionalni kurikulum za nastavi predmet Matematike za osnovne škole i gimnazije u Republici Hrvatskoj [National curriculum for teaching the subject of Mathematics for elementary schools and high schools in the Republic of Croatia]. Narodne novine 7/2019. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2019_01_7_146.html

Ministarstvo znanosti obrazovanja i sporta. (2014). Pravilnik o tjednim radnim obvezama učitelja i stručnih suradnika u osnovnoj školi [Rulebook on the weekly work obligations of teachers and professional associates in primary schools]. Narodne novine 103/2014. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2014_08_103_2004.html

Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i športa. (2010). Pravilnik o načinima, postupcima i elementima vrednovanja učenika u osnovnoj i srednjoj školi [Rulebook on methods, procedures and elements of student evaluation in primary and secondary school]. Narodne novine 112/2010. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2010_09_112_2973.html

Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta. (2013). Pravilnik o obveznim udžbenicima i pripadajućim dopunskim nastavnim sredstvima [Rulebook on compulsory textbooks and related supplementary teaching aids]. Narodne novine 104/2013. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2013_05_65_1290.html

Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost in šport. (2013). Pravilnik o preverjanju in ocenjevanju znanja ter napredovanju učencev v osnovni šoli [Rules on the verification and evaluation of knowledge and the advancement of pupils in primary school]. Uradni list RS 52/2013. https://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina?urlid=201352&stevilka=1988

Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost in šport. (2013). Pravilniku o potrjevanju učbenikov [Rules on the approval of textbooks]. Uradni list RS, št. 41/13. http://pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=PRAV7745

Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. (2011). Program osnovna šola Glasbena vzgoja - Učni načrt [Primary school Music education program - Curriculum]. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo RS za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. http://www.mizs.gov.si/fileadmin/mizs.gov.si/pageuploads/podrocje/os/prenovljeni_UN/UN_glasbena_vzgoja.pdf

Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. (2011). Program osnovna šola Likovna vzgoja - Učni načrt [Primary school program Art education - Curriculum]. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo RS za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MIZS/Dokumenti/Osnovna-sola/Ucni-nacrti/obvezni/UN_likovna_vzgoja.pdf

Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. (2011). Program osnovna šola Matematika - Učni načrt [Elementary school program Mathematics - Curriculum]. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo RS za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MIZS/Dokumenti/Osnovna-sola/Ucni-nacrti/obvezni/UN_matematika.pdf

Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. (2011). Program osnovna šola Naravoslovje - Učni načrt [Program elementary school Science - Curriculum]. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo RS za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MIZS/Dokumenti/Osnovna-sola/Ucni-nacrti/obvezni/UN_naravoslovje.pdf

Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. (2011). Program osnovna šola Naravoslovje in tehnika - Učni načrt [Program elementary school Science and Technology - Curriculum]. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo RS za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MIZS/Dokumenti/Osnovna-sola/Ucni-nacrti/obvezni/UN_naravoslovje_in_tehnika.pdf

Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. (2011). Program osnovna šola Slovenščina - Učni načrt [Program elementary school Slovenian - Curriculum]. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo RS za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MIZS/Dokumenti/Osnovna-sola/Ucni-nacrti/obvezni/UN_slovenscina.pdf

Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. (2011). Program osnovna šola Športna vzgoja - Učni načrt [Primary school program Physical Education - Curriculum]. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo RS za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MIZS/Dokumenti/Osnovna-sola/Ucni-nacrti/obvezni/UN_sportna_vzgoja.pdf

Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. (2011). Program osnovna šola Spoznavanje okolja - Učni načrt [Program elementary school Getting to know the environment - Curriculum]. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo RS za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MIZS/Dokumenti/Osnovna-sola/Ucni-nacrti/obvezni/UN_spoznavanje_okolja_pop.pdf

MIZS-Ministerstvo za šolstvo in šport. (1995). Bela knjiga o vzgoji in izobraževanju v Republiki Sloveniji [White book on education in the Republic of Slovenia]. Ljubljana: Ministerstvo za šolstvo in šport.

Mužić, V. (2004). Uvod u metodologiju istraživanja odgoja i obrazovanja [Introduction to the methodology of education research]. Educa.

Nacionalna strokovna skupina. (2011). Bela knjiga o vzgoji in izobraževanju v Republiki Sloveniji [White book on education in the Republic of Slovenia]. Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport.

Novak-Milić, J., & Barbaroša-Šikić, M. (2008). Različiti sustavi ocjenjivanja i usporedne ljestvice [Different rating systems and comparative scales]. Lahor: časopis za hrvatski kao materinski, drugi i strani jezik, 2(6), 198–209. https://hrcak.srce.hr/34721

Oda, M., Noborimoto, Y., & Horita, T. (2021). International Trends in K–12 Computer Science Curricula Through Comparative Analysis: Implications for the Primary Curricula. International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.21585/ijcses.v4i4.102 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21585/ijcses.v4i4.102

Pastuović, N. (2006). Usporedba strukture i uspješnosti srednjoeuropskog i skandinavskog obrazovanja [Comparison of the structure and performance of Central European and Scandinavian education]. Sociologija i prostor : časopis za istraživanje prostornoga i sociokulturnog razvoja, 44(172/173), 155–179. https://hrcak.srce.hr/93823

Patston, T. J., Kaufman, J. C., Cropley, A. J., & Marrone, R. (2021). What Is Creativity in Education? A Qualitative Study of International Curricula. Journal of Advanced Academics, 32(2), 207–230. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X20978356 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X20978356

Previšić, V. (2005). Kurikulum suvremenog odgoja i škole: metodologija i struktura [Curriculum of modern education and school: methodology and structure]. Pedagogijska istraživanja, 2(2), 165–172. https://hrcak.srce.hr/139327

Rajić. V. (2017). Pristupi vrednovanju u obrazovanju [Approaches to evaluation in education]. In Matijević M. (Eds.), School for the Net generation (256–276). Učiteljski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu.

Runceva, J. (2018). Comparative overview of preschool and primary school education in the Republic of Macedonia and in Austria. Contemporary Education-Condition, challenges and perspectives.

Simonović, N. (2021). Teachers’ key competencies for innovative teaching, International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 9(3), 331-345. https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2021-9-3-331-345 DOI: https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2021-9-3-331-345

Smilkov, N., & Jovanova-Mitkovska, S. (2022, September). A comparative review of the art education curriculum in class teaching in the Republic of North Macedonia and other countries. In Thematic Proceedings of an International Conference (pp. 76-90). The Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade. Retrieved from https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/31099

Swee Fong, N. (2004). Developing Algebraic Thinking in Early Grades: Case Study of the Singapore Primary Mathematics Curriculum. The Mathematics Educator, 8(1), 39–59. http://hdl.handle.net/10497/67

Tani, S. (2011). Is there a place for young people in the geography curriculum? Analysis of the aims and contents of the Finnish comprehensive school curricula. Nordidactica: Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education, (1), 26-39. Retrieved from https://journals.lub.lu.se/nordidactica/article/view/18925

UNESCO. (2012). International Standard Classification of Education. ISCED 2011.

Vidulin, S., Martinović Bogojević, J., & M. Đurđanović, M. (2015). Importance, structure and outcomes of the music program in the primary school: the experience of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 3(1), 67–79. https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2015-3-1-67-79 DOI: https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2015-3-1-67-79

Vuk, R., Curić, Z., & Jakovčić, M. (2008). Komparativna analiza programskih dokumenata Republike Slovenije, Republike Hrvatske i Bosne i Hercegovine na primjeru analize pristupa u regionalnoj geografiji Europe [Comparative analysis of the program documents of the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the example of the analysis of access in the regional geography of Europe]. Zbornik 2. kongresa geografa Bosne i Hercegovine.

Zakon o osnovni šoli. (2005). Uradni list RS [Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia], št. 23/05.

Žnidarec Čučković, A. (2019). Komparativna analiza nacionalnih kurikuluma tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture primarnog obrazovanja u Europi [Comparative analysis of national curricula of physical and health culture of primary education in Europe] (Disertacija). Rijeka: Sveučilište u Rijeci, Filozofski fakultet. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:264787