About Us
Mission
The Centre for Didactic and Methodological Research was established in 2019 and conceived as a Faculty and University centre for research in didactics and teaching methodology, both as individual disciplines and in their mutual interaction, as well as from an interdisciplinary perspective involving different sciences, particularly the social sciences and humanities. Considering the scientific paradigms of didactics and teaching methodology and their subject matter, which primarily encompasses teaching and learning, the mission of the Centre is to research teaching in general and the teaching of individual school subjects, with particular emphasis on the context of contemporary teaching. It also focuses on researching the status of its fundamental factors – teachers and students – as well as the other factors of the so-called didactic-methodological quadrangle – teaching content and teaching circumstances – improving the position of students in contemporary teaching and analysing the role of teachers in the teaching process. As part of its mission, the Centre is particularly dedicated to strengthening the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences as a teacher education institution and its key role in the initial education of future teachers and the acquisition of teaching competencies. This means that through its activities, the Centre contributes to strengthening various scientific disciplines, particularly didactics and teaching methodology, thereby influencing the quality of university teaching and, consequently, the development of the didactic and methodological competencies of our students and teaching staff.
Vision
The existence of the Centre for Didactic and Methodological Research at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek enables the organisation and implementation of scientific and professional activities primarily in the fields of didactics and teaching methodology, as well as in corresponding scientific fields, with the aim of fostering interdisciplinarity. The Centre’s vision also includes better networking among professionals, didacticians and teaching methodology experts, researchers and practitioners, stronger cooperation between Croatian and international experts, and educational activities at the national level and beyond.
Objectives
The objectives of the Centre for Didactic and Methodological Research include researching teaching and promoting its quality, both at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and in educational institutions, and can be divided into the following aspects:
- improving cooperation between departments and chairs at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek
- enhancing the teaching competencies of the teaching staff at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek, with particular emphasis on competencies in teaching methodology
- establishing cooperation with didacticians and teaching methodology experts from other faculties and universities in the Republic of Croatia and abroad
- establishing cooperation with other research centres in the Republic of Croatia and abroad
- cooperating with teaching practice institutions and the Education and Teacher Training Agency
- applying for scientific and professional projects
- organising and conducting thematic didactic and methodological discussions, debates and round tables
- organising and conducting public lectures, workshops and seminars, as well as other science popularisation activities
- organising scientific, professional, and professional-scientific conferences in the fields of didactics and teaching methodology
- publishing papers and other publications.
Contact
Head of CEDIMA: Assistant Professor Senka Žižanović, PhD
e-mail: sgazibara@ffos.hr
Deputy Head of CEDIMA: Prof. Renata Jukić, PhD
e-mail: rjukic@ffos.hr