PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TETOVO COMPARED TO EUROPEAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Betim Haziri, Fadil Mamuti

Abstract

Purpose: The research was conducted mainly in the Municipality of Tetovo (MT) based on the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) of North Macedonia, the Bureau for Development of Education (BDE) in the MT, and the leading staff of all primary schools belonging to the MT. Method of work: The questionnaire was compiled in collaboration with people competent for primary education issues as well as with experts on psychological and social issues. Conclusion and recommendations: in the subject of Physical Education and Health (PEH) in the primary schools of RNM, some topics are like European schools. Meanwhile, we have some topics that are not realized at all in the subject of PEH. From topics like European countries, the teaching units are also approximately similar. In the conditions of the realization of the course PEH between RNM and European countries, we can prove that there is a big difference. Compared to European countries, RNM doesn’t have much difference in the number of weekly hours, since with most countries the number of weekly hours there is no difference with RNM. Luxembourg is the country which has the highest annual base payment for teachers, namely: 72437 Euros per year! Unfortunately, according to Eurydice data, our country, respectively the RNM, ranks third for the lowest payment among the above-mentioned countries. Therefore, my recommendation is that the MES, together with the BDE and the Faculty of Physical Education, form a strategy which would bring changes and reforms in the physical aspect of the implementation of the process as well as in the curricula which would be welcomed by the PEH teachers. One of the recommendations which should be given priority in my opinion is the increase of teachers' salaries.

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