Status and possibility of improvement of extracurricular activities of the students of the Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies on field training in summer conditions

Abstract

Students of The Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies in Belgrade perform all contents of the field training envisaged by the programmes of study. The field training contents, however, does not include the students' extracurricular activities. Reduced number of days provided for the field training realisation (currently 10, as compared to 21 days until 2007), also caused a reduction in the amount of leisure time for extracurricular activities. The aim of this research is analyzing the previous status and gaining an insight in the students' attitudes regarding the quality of extracurricular activities during field training in the school year 2010/2011 as well as giving proposals for their further improvement. In this regard, a survey was conducted on a sample of 49 students. Students' opinions are expressed through the frequencies and percentages. Results show that 33 students or 67.3% is of the opinion that amount of leisure time for sports and recreational activities was not et the level of the students needs; 26 students or 53.6% think that the quality and content of the extracurricular activities offered was not at a satisfactory level; approximately two-thirds of students (68.87%) are interested in using sports facilities, while the percentage of those interested in the activities related to tourism and culture is 31.13%, which is consistent with the way students use their leisure time during the life and work at the Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies. On the basis of these results we can conclude that there is a high level of motivation to engage in extracurricular activities, and the need for well-designed and implemented contents for leisure time. The results indicate that the contents of extracurricular activities do not fully meet the demands and needs of students. At the end of the paper, there are suggestions for possible improvement of the existing extracurricular activities content related to field training, the implementation of which would be consistent with methodological and didactic principles, as well as with professional requirements for future police officers.

Studenti Kriminalističko-policijske akademije (KPA) iz Beograda, realizuju studijskim programima predviđene sadržaje na terenskoj obuci (TO). Sadržaj TO su i vannastavne aktivnosti (VNA). Smanjeni broj dana predviđenih za realizaciju obuke (sadašnjih 10 u odnosu na 21 dan do 2007. godine) uslovio je manje slobodnog vremena za VNA. Cilj istraživanja je analiza dosadašnjeg stanja i sticanje uvida u stavove studenata o kvalitetu VNA tokom TO u školskoj 2010/11. godini i definisanje predloga za njihovo dalje unapređivanje. S tim u vezi, sprovedena je anketa na uzorku od 49 studenata. Mišljenja studenata iskazana su kroz frekvencije i procente. Rezultati ankete pokazuju da 67,3% ima mišljenje da slobodno vreme za bavljenje sportsko-rekreativnim aktivnostima nije bilo na nivou potreba studenata; 53,6% smatra da kvalitet i sadržaj ponuđenih VNA nije bio na zadovoljavajućem nivou; približno dve trećine studenata (68,87%) je zainteresovano za bavljenje sportsko-rekreativnim sadržajima, dok je procenat zainteresovanih za aktivnosti u vezi sa kulturom i turizmom 31,13%, što je u skladu sa načinom korišćenja slobodnog vremena studenata tokom života i rada na KPA. Na osnovu rezultata istraživanja može se zaključiti da postoji visok stepen motivisanosti za bavljenje VNA, kao i potreba za kvalitetno osmišljenim i sprovedenim sadržajima kojima bi ispunili slobodno vreme. Rezultati ukazuju da vannastavni sadržaj nisu u potpunosti ispunili zahteve i potrebe studenata. Na kraju rada dati su mogući predlozi za unapređenje postojećeg sadržaja TO vezanih za VNA, čija realizacija bi bila u skladu sa, kako metodičko-didaktičkim, tako i profesionalnim zahtevima budućih starešina u policiji.