The use of rituals at primary school

Authors

  • Martin Skutil University of Hradec Králové
  • Lucie Jandošová University of Hradec Králové
  • Veronika Makovičková University of Hradec Králové

Keywords:

Ritual, school ritual, primary education, school didactics

Abstract

The paper presents school rituals and their possible use at primary school. Its aim is to show the options of use of rituals in teaching.

The authors first define the rituals in general and then characterise the school rituals. Based on a survey they show how the rituals are being used in a school environment.

First, they divide the rituals into welcoming, valedictory, educational and celebratory. At the end, they document the main advantages that the respondents see in the use of rituals in their practice.

The study results show that nowadays the rituals are an integral part of education at primary school and point to positives, which brings the use of rituals. There is also mentioned possible drawbacks that are related to the research of school rituals.

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Author Biographies

Martin Skutil, University of Hradec Králové

Institute of Primary and Preprimary Education
Faculty of Education, University of Hradec Králové
Rokinatského 62
500 03 Hradec Králové
Czech republic
tel.: +420 493331344
e-mail: [email protected]

Lucie Jandošová, University of Hradec Králové

University of Hradec Králové, Faculty of Education, Institute of Primary and Preprimary Education

Veronika Makovičková, University of Hradec Králové

University of Hradec Králové, Faculty of Education, Institute of Primary and Preprimary Education

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Published

2012-11-05

How to Cite

Skutil, M., Jandošová, L., & Makovičková, V. (2012). The use of rituals at primary school. Journal of Human Sciences, 9(2), 1476–1484. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1823

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Education

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Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi ISSN:1303-5134
International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489
 
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