Внеудиторные учебные формы обучения в программах по публичной администрации Нового Болгарского Университета

The study discusses the best practices in the forms of extracurricular education used in the course of teaching students and doctoral students enrolled in Public Administration programs at New Bulgarian University (NBU), Bulgaria. The aim of the study is to present the organization and activities of the different types of forms of extracurricular education in these programs. Based on the surveys carried out during the period 2005-2010 and the results of their analysis, a number of suggestions are made how to improve both the organization and activities. The study defends the view that as regards their content the forms of extracurricular education already introduced and taught adequately provide for the achievement of the academic aims and goals set, related to the acquisition of the necessary skills, knowledge and professional competencies by the students and doctoral students enrolled in the programs of Public Administration at NBU

Impact of extracurricular activities on students

Includes bibliographical references

UPAYA SEKOLAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN KREATIFITAS SISWA MELALUI KEGIATAN EKSTRAKURIKULER PRAMUKA DI SMP N 1 JATIWANGI KABUPATEN MAJALENGKA

HIDAYATI ILHAM : The scout activity is one of the extracurricular program is given in SMP Negeri 1 Jatiwangi whose objective is not only the students know the scout itself, but more than the students are expected to have good creativity both when the students are still in school especially when students have already graduated. So the student’s creativity could be beneficial for the future. This study aims to find out about the school’s efforts does in improving students 'creativity in SMP Negeri 1 Jatiwangi, to determine the increase in students’ creativity through the activities of scout extracurricular in SMP Negeri 1 Jatiwangi, and to know how big the scout role in improving students' creativity in SMP Negeri 1 Jatiwangi. The creativity is the ability to create the new products or the ability to provide the new ideas and it can apply in the problem solving. In other word, creativity is a creative effort to generate ideas and discoveries towards a better, like the response form of the various problems that exist. The school is a formal institution which is given the responsibility to improve the children development, belonging to the development of children's creativity through the teachers by sharing programs both intra and extra school. One of the efforts of the school to improve the students’ creativity is through the programs of scout’s extracurricular which held regularly every week. In the manner of the programs of scout’s extracurricular, the school expected results is the increasing creativity of students, especially in the learning process. In this paper the writer used the several approaches, namely data collection techniques such as through observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. The questionnaires were distributed to all students, the leader of scout who was amounting to 100 students. The role of extracurricular scout in SMP Negeri 1 Jatiwangi in improving the students’ creativity really looks important. The extracurricular activities become a very significant driving factor in improving the students’ creativity. Looking at the data obtained from the questionnaire, of the 100 respondents 85 respondents believed that creativity has increased after attending extracurricular the activities scout. This is a sign that the scout extracurricular activities play an important role in helping to improve the student’s creativity

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