The purpose of the master's thesis was to ascertain how well the students and teachers of the Metlika Elementary School know the White Carniola folk tradition and Metlika rituals and what cooperation between the educational institution and folklore group is like. The theoretical part presents White Carniola and the town of Metlika. The Metlika folklore group, named after Ivan Navratil, a well-known resident of Metlika, is presented. The Metlika rituals and dance games are presented in more detail: metliško kolo, al je kaj trden ta vaš must, rešetca, robčeca, and kurji boj (“cockfight”). We described Vuzem Monday (Easter Monday) and presented the folk costume of White Carniola. In quantitative research, we studied the knowledge of teachers and preschool teachers of the Metlika rituals and defined their attitude toward the folk tradition. We researched the cooperation between the Metlika Elementary School and the folklore group Ivan Navratil. The results of the research showed that there is no big difference between primary school teachers, extended stay teachers, and preschool teachers in how often they spread interest in folk music among students and in whether they know the Metlika rituals. The preservation of the folk song seems important to the teachers and they do it regularly. In the qualitative part of the research which included one-month action research, we researched, on the sample of the fifth-graders from Metlika Elementary School, how much the fifth-graders know about the Metlika rituals and defined their attitude to folk heritage. The results of the action research showed that the majority of fifth-graders know the Metlika rituals. Their attitude has also changed positively by knowing it. The results also showed that, according to the members of the folklore group, the cooperation between the Metlika Elementary School and the Metlika folklore group Ivan Navratil is good, and according to the teachers, it is bad. Based on the obtained results, we realized that the cooperation between the Metlika Elementary School and the folklore group Ivan Navratil can be strengthened. In qualitative research, we developed a model of the inclusion of the folk heritage of the Metlika rituals in music lessons with the participation of a folklore group. The model proved to be useful because the students demonstrated knowledge of the Metlika rituals, cooperation, and great interest in preserving folk tradition.
|
