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Creating a culturally relevant curriculum : the case from Croatia

The aim of the study was to determine differences between existing curricula with previously curricula of physical and health education of compulsory education in the Republic of Croatia. The analysis included curricular objectives, outcomes and teaching contents. Sample of variables consisted of Curriculum for Primary Schools – Physical and Health Field published in 1984 ; Curriculum for Primary Schools – Physical and Health Field, published in 1999 and the currently valid Curriculum for Primary Schools – Physical and Health Education, published in 2006., the so- called HNOS. The differences in settings within or between individual curricula were tested by the Chi-Square test at a significance level of 0, 05 %. Results showed that curricula objectives from 1984 and 1999 were identical, while in 2006, they were focused on sports training and quality of life. Also, in 1984 and 1999, curricula were oriented towards kinanthropological guidelines (p=0, 77), while in 2006, primary on skill and knowledge guidelines and social and emotional guidelines (p=0, 00). Talking about motor knowledge, specific motor knowledge were increased almost 50% from curricula in 1999 to 2006. It can be concluded that the outcomes do not serve the objective nor do the teaching contents serve the outcomes. The physical and health education teaching through compulsory education should become an effective means of preventing risks associated with modern way of living. Through targeted set curricula and the compulsory education system, it is possible to induce the change of the dominant social paradigm.

objectives ; outcomes ; competencies ; curriculum

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