Importance, Structure and Outcomes of the Music Program in the Primary School: The Experience of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia

Vidulin, Sabina; Martinovic, Jelena; Đurđanović, Miomira

doi:10.23947/2334-8496-2015-3-1-67-79

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“…Still, some research has taken place in the Music Academy in Cetinje, University of Montenegro, due to the successful collaborative work of Jelena Martinović Bogojević and Branka Rotar Pance (University of Ljubljana) (2022) when the role of musical creativity in primary school education was investigated. The practice of joint music education research had already begun during collaborations between authors from Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia ( Vidulin et al, 2015). 1.…”

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Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills

2024

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Psychology of Music is a flourishing area of research in the Western Balkans. However, much of its findings and insights have remained relatively unknown outside the region. Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills features recent research from the Western Balkans, foregrounding its specific topics, methods, and influences, and bringing it into productive conversation with complementary research from Western Europe and further afield. The essays in this collection investigate the psychology of listening and performance and their relevance to music practice. Employing a range of research methodologies, they address divergent themes, from a cross-cultural understanding of aesthetic experiences and innovations to attract new audiences, to developmental perspectives on musical growth and the challenges of mastering performance skills. Authors reflect independently and collaboratively on how these psychological processes are shaped by the different traditions and geopolitical conditions inside and outside the Western Balkans. The result is a volume that emphasizes how musical experiences and practices happen not in isolation but in socio-cultural environments that contribute to their definition. This work will appeal to musicians, music educators, students, researchers, and psychologists with an interest in the psychology of music and exemplify ways forward in decolonizing academia.

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“…Croatia and Slovenia had a not-so-common past; until 1991, they were an integral part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and with their dissolution, both countries became independent republics. So far, several studies have addressed the comparison of particular segments of education in the two countries (Apostolović, 2014;Boras, 2010;Marinović Bobinac, 2007;Smilkov and Jovanova-Mitkovska, 2022;Vuk, Curić, and Jakovčić, 2008;Žnidarec Čučković, 2018) as well as comparison of education in Croatia and other neighboring countries (Duraković et al, 2018;Jovanović and Cvetković Crvenica, 2019;Runceva, 2018;Smilkov and Jovanova-Mitkovska, 2022;Vidulin, et al, 2015). However, none of the studies provided a complete picture of the compulsory education of the two countries.…”

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

Krišto,

Rajić

2024

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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.

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Nikolić

2024

Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills

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The psychology of music is a broad research area in the range of questions and topics it addresses and the interdisciplinary research methods it employs to investigate music perception, cognition, emotion, and performance in every day and expert musical situations. It is an area of research flourishing in the Western Balkans as well as in Western Europe. This introductory chapter provides a brief historical overview of research in the Western Balkans, which has received relatively less attention and coverage in international research publications. It presents developments in music psychology in countries of former Yugoslavia―Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia. Next, a preview of the book is offered that is a compilation of research originated in the Western Balkans and Western Europe on key themes of the psychology of music: Aesthetic emotional responses to music, listening to music in various contexts, music cognition and skill development, and then, the role of motivation, personality and environmental scaffolding for musical development, followed by professional challenges and well-being of musicians. Whilst the main contribution is to develop knowledge and understanding of music psychology, a secondary contribution is to raise awareness of research in this subject area as conducted for over 40 years in the Western Balkans and promote dialogue between research conducted across Europe and hopefully beyond.

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Importance, Structure and Outcomes of the Music Program in the Primary School: The Experience of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia

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Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills

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