- Type of paper
: Book
Title: Lifelong Education: Scientific Foundations and Application
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
- Editors
- Drandić, Boris
Publisher: ZNAMEN
Year: 1995
Number of pages: 480
Number of references: 435
Language: hrvatski
- Type of paper
: Paper in book
Title: Theoretical Foundations of Educational Systems Reform
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
- Editors
- Drandić, Boris
Publisher: ZNAMEN
ISBN: 953 6008 00 9
Year: 1993
Pages: from 179 to 191
Number of references: 18
Language: hrvatski
Summary: A systems approach has been applied in the description
andinterpretation of educational reforms. Educational goals typologyin
societies of different economic and political system has beenpresented. The
importance of interdisciplinary research inrecognizing misconceptions
concerning the role of education insocial development has been pointed out.
Many educational reformshave been based on these misunderstandings. The
paper contains anoptimal order of measures which is essential for the
success ofthe reform.
Keywords: Education, educational reform, systems approach, optimal order of educational reform measures.
- Type of paper
: Paper in book
Title:
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
- Editors
- Svetina, Metka
- Jelenc, Zoran
Publisher: Andragoški center Republike Slovenije
Language: engleski
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: Education as a Factor of the Quality of Life
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
- Krizmanić, Mirjana (23641)
- Kolesarić, Vladimir (21736)
Journal: Primijenjena psihologija
Number: 3-4
ISSN: 0351-2649
Volume: 12
Year: 1991
Pages: from 109 to 114
Number of references: 13
Language: hrvatski
Summary: The universal goal of education is the "contribution
todevelopment". Development is a multidimensional economic,
social(political), cultural and ecological change contributing to abetter
quality of life. The quality of life is a complex,synthetic experience of
satisfaction/dissatisfaction of anindividual with his life resulting from
the permanent evaluationand reevaluation of his achievement in meeting and
fulfilling hisneeds. Therefore, the quality of life is determined both
byobjective factros, that is the natural and social environment,and by
psychophysical characteristics of the individual. Thequality of life as a
psychological category can only be examinedon basis of one person's
subjective evaluation of satisfaction,because objective circumstances are
subjectively evaluateddepending on one's wishes, striving and experience.
One of the factors contributing to satisfaction with life iseducation.
Education is a means by which economic and socialpromotion and the
realization of personality are achieved.Education is not solely a factor of
the quality of life, it isalso a mechanism through which other factors
contributing to thequality of life are observed in their ful importance
(ecologicaleducation, human rights, etc.). Therefore, education
constitutesthe main infrastructural element of the quality of life.
The paper surveys the possible contribution of the level ofeducation,
types of educational programmes, methods andorganization of education to
the quality of life. It alsoinvestigates interactions between education and
other factors ofthe quality of life, especially in terms of the
significance ofcognitive and personality characteristics of an individual.
Keywords: Education, Quality of life, Development.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: The Curriculum Theory in Adult Education
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Journal: Th‚lŠme
Number: 1
ISSN: 0029-764
Volume: 37
Year: 1991
Pages: from 15 to 25
Number of references: 17
Language: hrvatski
Summary: The paper surveys the evolution of the curriculum
theory inthe USA and of its chief concepts: curriculum, curricular
systemand curricular techniques. The relationship between variouselements
of the curriculum are examined, and a comparativeanalysis conducted between
Taba's and Knowles' classifications ofthese elements.
The explications of the first curriculum element(educational aims)
includes the presentation of the internaleffects of education and
upbringing. The finding suggests asatisfactory compatibility of the
structure of the andragogicalcycle with the analyzed curricular systems.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: Education and Innovative Behaviour of Adults
- Authors:
- Domović, Vlatka (166732)
Journal: Th‚lŠme
Number: 1
ISSN: 0029-764
Volume: 37
Year: 1991
Pages: from 27 to 34
Number of references: 15
Language: hrvatski
Summary: The relationship is examined between innovative
behaviour ofemployed persons and the type and quality of their education.
Thecontribution of education to the innovative behaviour on the jobis
studied on the basis of a random sample of innovators fromthree large firms
with a highly developed innovative activity.The data were obtained by a
survey, and the correlations betweenvariables were determined by means of
integral an progressivemultiple regression analysis. The results obtained
indicate adirect effect of the quality of education on the quality
ofinnovative production., i. e. lower rank innovation is found alsoamong
respondents with lower education, while innovation of ahigher value seems
to be the exclusive domain of highly educatedinnovators.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: An Empirical Contribution to the Definition of the Quality
of Life
- Authors:
- Sučić, Seka (159745)
Journal: Th‚lŠme
Number: 1
ISSN: 0029-764
Volume: 37
Year: 1991
Pages: from 35 to 47
Number of references: 12
Language: hrvatski
Summary: A random sample of 143 subjects was used in an
empiricalstudy of the quality of life. Information was collected on whatthe
respondents most frequently understood as the quality oflife. They were
asked what they thought of first when they heardthis expression; what was
in their opinion the most importantelement of the quality of life; and,
lastly they were asked toassess te quality of their own lives.
At the mention of the expression "quality of life", thesubjects most
frequently thought of the material aspects of life,of the feeling of
gratification, and of the social aspects oflife; they also consider that
economic and social conditions andpersonality traits represent the main
factors of the quality oflife. These findigs were analyzed as a function of
sex, age andeducation. The assessed quality of life was analyzed also
withregard to the respondents' economic standard.
The conclusion is that the quality of life invariably dependson the
living conditions at the time of the survey and, further,that material
aspects are not an indicator but necessaryprerequisite of the quality of
life, as has been borne out by thepresent study.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: Theories of Educational System Reforms; International
Comparison
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Journal: Napredak
Number: 4
ISSN: 0031-384
Volume: 132
Year: 1991
Pages: from 421 to 429
Number of references: 17
Language: hrvatski
Summary: The article interprets the constructs "educational
system"and "educational reform". The educational system is described
bymeans of a general model of an open system. Differentunderstanding of
aims in educational activity are explained, andreasons and circumstances in
which systemic analysis of educationis not possible, or not permitted, are
pointed out.
The second part of the article surveys the theories ofeducational
reforms which are founded on a balanced andconflicting approach to the
analysis of social occurrances bothin the national and international
context.
Keywords: Education, educational system, educational reform, open system, educational aims, theories of educational reforms.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: The Quality of Life as the Objective of Education
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Journal: Th‚lŠme
Number: 1
ISSN: 1019-7591
Volume: 38
Year: 1992
Pages: from 1 to 18
Number of references: 46
Language: hrvatski
Summary: The article analyses educational objectives from the
point ofview of different educological disciplines. The structure of
theteleological system of education is explained as well as the wayit is
affected by the political, economic and cultural context.Particular stress
is laid on the problem of the possible conflictbetween economic, political
and psychological (selfactualizing)educational aims. The author tests the
teleological solution,according to which the main objective of various
types ofeducation is the "quality of life", conceptualized assatisfaction
with life, as it depends on the degree to which thebasic (existential),
social and selfactualizing needs have been satisfied.
The objective factors of the quality of life are subjectivelyweighted
with regard to the value system, aspiration level andvarious personality
traits. Education can contribute to thequality of life by affecting the
capability of satisfying theexistential and social needs, and by directly
influencing thepersonal development of the individual. The optimal set
ofconditions, where the contribution of education to the quality oflife is
the highest, may be identified by means of multivariate(and not bivariate)
empirical studies of the interaction betweeneducation and the quality of
life within the system of objective(situational), cognitive an other
personal characteristics.
Keywords: Education, educational aims, quality of life, needs, life satisfaction, value system, level of aspiration.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: Contribution to a Better Understanding of the Correlation
between Education and Satisfaction with Life
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
- Miharija, Živana (142384)
Journal: Th‚lŠme
Number: 1
ISSN: 1019-7591
Volume: 39
Year: 1993
Pages: from 17 to 32
Number of references: 30
Language: hrvatski
Summary: A study was carried out on a sample of 535 adult
subjects,attending different types of educational courses in order
toestablish the relationship between the subjects' educationalbackground
and their cognitive and emotional evaluation of theirown attainments. A
strong correlation was founded to existbetween the subjects' educational
level and their cognitiveevaluation of the attainments in 7 (out of 22) of
the major lifeobjectives, and there was also a correlation between
educationand the satisfaction with the attainment of 6 life
objectives.There was no significant correlation between the
subjects'educational backgrounds and their general satisfaction in life.
The mutual relationship between education and the cognitiveevaluation
is negative rather than positive (of the 7 importantcorrelations 5 were
negative). The subjects with a highereducation have a lower opinion
regarding their attainments thanthose with a lower or secondary education,
probably because oftheir higher expectations. The correlation between
educationbackground and affective evaluation is less significant and
ismainly a positive one (of the 6 important correlations, 4 werepositive).
The results obtained support the view that is possible to
distinguish between the cognitive and affective evaluation oflife. The fact
that one's educational background is related withone's perception of
success and satisfaction in a small number offields is in keeping with the
results of the studies according towhich education (social clasification
variables) accounts for thelittle variance in a person's satisfaction with
life.
Keywords: Education, quality of life, cognitive evaluation, affective evaluation, life satisfaction.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: Quality of Living as a Criterion of a Sustainability of
Development: Psychological Approach
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Journal: Primijenjena psihologija
Number: 3
ISSN: 1330-0113
Volume: 2
Year: 1993
Pages: from 471 to 480
Number of references: 11
Language: hrvatski
Summary: The concept of sustainable development has an
assumption notonly the usage of resources and protection of environment
butalso a kind of reconceptualisation of the development itself.
Thedevelopment is by definition the change or actualisation of thepotential
of the entity in development. To satisfy the man'sneeds it need not be
positive, in fact, it can be negative aswell. That is why the development
should be interpreted as theincrease in satisfying of the man's needs, i.e.
improvement ofthe quality of life.
As the needs are structured as a hierarchical system (basicor economic,
social and selfactualising needs), the developmentis not onedimensional but
multidimensional phenomenon.Psychological research of the satisfaction with
the ways ofliving, as the measure of its quality, shows that
thesatisfaction is not a bipolar phenomenon, and that satisfactionand
dissatisfaction are two independent variables caused bydifferent factors.
Satisfaction, i.e. quality of living, dependson the realisation of the
social and selfactualizing motifs, andnot the existential ones, which are
the necessary condition forthe experiencing of higher needs. The social
development consistsof the realisation of the conditions for satisfying
all, not onlybasic man's needs. If the conditions for satisfying higher
motifsof the inhabitants are not insured, the existential needs beingmainly
satisfied, the popuilation will be less satisfied and willlive less
qualitative than it would live in the conditions ofrelatively greater
material want.
Keywords: Development, quality of life, life satisfaction.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: Lifelong Education: In Search of a New Educational Concept
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Journal: Th‚lŠme
Number: 1-4
ISSN: 1019-7591
Volume: 40
Year: 1994
Pages: from 1 to 12
Number of references: 14
Language: hrvatski
Summary: The paper deals with the concept of education and
factorsaffecting it. A strong link is found to exist between the
characteristics of educational activities and those relating to the
economic, political and cultural subsystems surrounding these activities.
Owing to the fact that the development processes linked to education are
not fully transparent, specific problems arise in projecting educational
changes in post-communist countries. However, this difficulty can be
overcome in countries with a pro-European orientation by using permanent
education as a conceptual basis, common to educational systems in all
developed countries. The paper describes the main characteristics of the
social circumstances affecting the development and application of the
concept of permanent education.
- Type of paper
: Paper in journal
Title: The science(s) of adult education
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education
Number: 4
ISSN: 0260-1370
Volume: 14
Year: 1995
Pages: from 273 to 291
Number of references: 51
Language: engleski
Summary: This article deals with the problems of forming a
scientific system for adult education. The first part contains different
concepts of education in developed countries, with a special emphasis on
the difference between pedagogy as "practical theory" and the sciences of
education that can withstand meta-scientific criteria. This is followed by
a survey of the educological system of the knowledge of education, and the
scientific and non-scientific knowledge of adult education are contrasted.
Toenable us to distinguish unambiguously between scientific and
non-scientific knowledge the survey contains some major criteria for
determining whether a discipline is a science or not. In this context
andragoy, as well as pedagogy, are defined as "technological" disciplines
with the task of applying the principles discovered by the sciences of
adult education: the educational psychology of adults, the sociology of
adult education, the economics of adult education and the educational
antropology of adults. In other words andragogy is the "praxiology of adult
education" , i.e. the science of applying scientific knowledga about adult
education in the practice ofthat eduaction. Andragoga could become "the
general science of adult education" and acquire a supra-technological
character if it grew into a science of effectiveness of systems of adult
education. In that case andragogy would study the interaction between the
elements of the system as well as the interaction between these elements
and the subsystems of educationalenvironment.
- Type of paper
: Paper in proceedings
Title: Rethinking Adult Education for Development
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
- Editors
- Svetina, Metka
- Jelenc, Zoran
Proceedings title: Rethinking Adult Education for Development
Language: engleski
Place: Ljubljana, Republika Slovenija
Year: 1993
Pages: from 206 to 208
Meeting: Rethinking Adult Education for Development
Held: from 10/06/93 to 10/09/93
- Type of paper
: Summary in proceedings
Title: Education as a Factor of the Quality of Life
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
- Krizmanić, Mirjana (23641)
- Kolesarić, Vladimir (21736)
- Editors
- Hunyady, Gy”rgy
Proceedings title: 2nd European Congress of psychology: Abstracts, Vol. II.
Language: engleski
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Year: 1991
Pages: from 307
Meeting: 2nd European Congress of Psychology
Held: from 07/08/91 to 07/12/91
Summary: The universal aim of education is "to contribute to
development". Development is that multidimensional economic, social
(political), cultural and ecological change which makes possible a higher
quality of life. The quality of life constitutes a complex, synthetic
experience of the individual's satisfaction/dissatisfaction with life
effected through the permanent evaluation and reevaluation of his success
in satisfying his needs. Due to this, the quality of life is determined
both by the psycho-psychical characteristics of the individual.
One of the factors of satisfaction with life is eduaction, being a
means of economic and social promotion and of personal realisation.
Eduacation is not only a specific factor of the quality of life but is also
that mechanism which enhances the awareness of the importance of other
factors composing the quality of life.
The paper considers the possible contribution of the educational level
and interaction between education and other factors of the quality of life
with specal reference to the cognitive and connative personality traits.
Other: Nema ostalih podataka.
- Type of paper
: Survey/Study
Title: Theoretical and methodological foundations in adult
education programme development
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Ordering party: Andragoški center Republike Slovenije
Institution depot: Andragoški center Republike Slovenije
Year: 1994
Number of pages: 66
Language: slovenski
- Type of paper
: Survey/Study
Title: The model of programme development in adult education
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Ordering party: Andragoški center Republike Slovenije
Institution depot: Andragoški center Republike Slovenije
Year: 1994
Number of pages: 19
Language: slovenski
- Type of paper
: Manuscript
Title:
- Type of paper
: Manuscript
Title: On the Relationship Between Demographic and Psychological
Variables, and the Appraisal of Quality of Life
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
- Kolesarić, Vladimir (21736)
- Krizmanić, Mirjana (23641)
Language: engleski
Summary: The overall quality of life and quality of life in 22
specific life domains were examined on the sample of 536 adult subjects.
Multiple regression analysis showed the predictability of different
demographic variables (sex, age, family status, education and occupation),
intelligence and basic peronality dimensions measured by Eysenck's
personality questionnaire. All predictor variables, taken together in a
multivariate perspective, accounted for 12% of the overall quality of life
variance, and varied amounts of variance of satisfaction with various
specific life domains (from 2.4 to 18.0%). The greatest predictive value is
attributed to personality variables, followed by demographic variables,
whereas intelligence accounted for the least amount of criterion variance.
Psychoticism and neuroticism were negatively, extraversion positively
related to diverse quality of life measures. Females proved to be more
content than males, younger subjects were more content than older.
Keywords: Quality of life, demographic variables, personality traits, intelligence
Other: Rukopis je prihvaćen za tiskanje u časopisu "Review of
Psychology" ISSN 1330-6812.
- Type of paper
: Manuscript
Title: Can the Quality of Life Be a Universal Goal of Education
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Language: engleski
Summary: The paper analyzes the system of educational goals
which consists of the so called "external" (economic, political,
cultural,ecological), and the "internal" ones (cognitive and affective
changes of an individual). The common element of all these goals is the
fact that they represent the transformation of a particular entity which is
usually called the "contribution to the development". The author emphasizes
that different developments (economic, political, cultural and
psychological) may not only be in a synergic but also in an antagonistic
relationship, so that a contribution to one type of development may slow
down another.
The optimalization of the entire development is possible if the
satisfaction of human needs, i.e. the quality of life, is considered to be
development criterion. It is then justified to think that the improvement
of the quality of life was the essential goal of education. The quality of
life is conceptualized as the satisfaction with life. It does not only
depend on the objective circumstances an individual lives in but also on
his psychic, and primarily emotional and cognitive characteristics. These
are the emotional reactivity, the value system, the achievement perception
of some important values and the level of aspiration. On that basis the
author makes a few hypotheses in regard to the impact of education, and to
some subjective factors of satisfaction, which determines the direction and
intensity of the impact of education on the quality of life.
Keywords: Quality of life, life satisfaction, education, value system, level of achievement, level of aspiration, emotional reactivity.
Other: Rukopis je primljen u časopisu "International Review of
Education" ISSN 0020-8566
- Type of paper
: Manuscript
Title: Managing and Reforming the Educational Systems, Concerning
the Reforms in Post-Communist Countries
- Authors:
- Pastuović, Nikola (94256)
Language: hrvatski
Other: članak je prihvaćen za tiskanje u časopisu "Društvena
istraživanja" ISSN 1330-0288.
