PARENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Parents’ attitudes are an important prerequisite for successful realization of inclusive processes. This paper presents results of attitudes of 236 parents (22 parents of students with special needs and 214 parents of regular students), according to educational inclusion. The study was carried out in twelve schools in the area of Zenica, two school...
By Muharem Adilović
Psychological and social challenges of the pandemic from the preschool educators’
The aim of this paper is to explore mental health challenges (operationally defined primarily through the DASS questionnaire – depression, anxiety and stress), but also the social aspect of individual stability due to the pandemic among educators in Bosnia and Herzegovina, taking into account the fact that kindergartens did not work, that some educ...
By Muharem Adilović, Amina Odobašić, Aldina Leto
Miswak: from tradition to paradigm
This review paper explores the use of miswak, a teeth-cleaning twig made from the Salvadora persica plant, in maintaining oral hygiene and preventing oral diseases. Various aspects of miswak are analyzed, including its historical significance, chemical composition, pharmacological characteristics, and beneficial effects on oral health. The paper al...
By Edin Selimović, Emir Begagić, Hakija Bečulić, Muharem Adilović
SOCIAL ACTION IN LOCAL COMMUNITY
The aim of the paper is to indicate the potential of social action in generating positive changes within a local community. The special significance of the social action lies in the processes of reconstructions of societies that survived traumatic experiences which resulted in the breaking of social connections and left a deep mark in their social ...
By Muharem Adilović
INCLUSION IN PRACTICE ACCORDING TO ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS
Subjective factors have great significance for introducing inclusion into schools. The hypothesis of this paper is that teachers’ attitudes can have great impact on the realisation of inclusive education since they are the main bearers of upbringing and educational process, and of admitting children with special needs in regular classes. The aim o...
By Šaćira Mešalić, Izet Pehlić, Muharem Adilović
Teacher personality traits as a determinant of stress perception and mental health
Numerous research studies have shown that teaching profession is one of those most susceptible to stress. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are also some additional aggravating circumstances which might be considered stress factors among teachers, primarily a low socio-economic status and forced adaptation to systematic school changes. Moreover, tea...
By Anela Hasanagić, Almira Isić-Imamović, Muharem Adilović