Extracurricular activities and their role in encouraging creativity in students

Abstract

Ovaj rad bavi se ulogom literarnih, recitatorsko-dramskih, novinarskih i filmskih družina u poticanju stvaralačkih sposobnosti učenika osnovnih i srednjih škola. Nakon uvida u obilježja tih družina istražuju se mogućnosti koje one pružaju u razvoju stvaralaštva učenika. Pregledavajući školske kurikulume 2014./2015. godine osnovnih i srednjih škola u Osijeku, utvrđuje se koje vrste družina djeluju, koje su najčešće te jesu li one zastupljenije u osječkim osnovnim ili srednjim školama. Na osnovi razgovora i aktivnog promatranja analizira se rad dvadeset i jedne (21) družine vezane uz nastavu hrvatskog jezika osnovnih i srednjih škola u Osijeku školske 2014./2015. godine. Analizom se obuhvaćaju osnovni podaci o družini (npr. ime voditelja, broj članova, ciljevi rada i sl.) te opis i rezultati njihovoga praktičnog rada. Utvrđuje se koliko družine utječu na literarno, recitatorsko-dramsko, novinarsko i filmsko stvaralaštvo učenika u praksi. Na kraju se rezultati istraživanja uspoređuju s teorijom iznesenom u prvom dijelu rada te se zaključuje o ulozi družina u razvoju učeničkih stvaralačkih sposobnosti.This paper deals with the role of literary, recitation and drama, journalism, and film clubs in stimulating creative skills of primary and secondary school students. After an inquiry into the features of these school clubs, the possibilities they offer for the development of students' creativity are examined. By surverying the 2014 to 2015 academic year school curricula of the primary and secondary schools in Osijek, the clubs which are active today are determined, as well as their commonness and representation in Osijek's primary and secondary schools. Through conversation and active observation the work of twenty one (21) school clubs related to Croatian language teaching in Osijek's primary and secondary schools in the 2014 to 2015 academic year is investigated. This analysis covers some basic information on the clubs (e.g. the name of the leader, member count, aims, etc.), as well as a description of their practical work and its results. The effect of club activities on literary, recitation and drama, journalism, and film creativity of students in practice is also explored. Finally, the results of the research are compared to the theory laid out in the first part of the paper and a conclusion is reached with regard to the role of school clubs in stimulating students' creative skills