Joca Zurc

ORCID: 0000-0003-4801-9053
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Research Areas
  • Environmental Science and Water Management
  • Physical Education and Training Studies
  • Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Sports, Gender, and Society
  • School Health and Nursing Education
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Doping in Sports
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Educational Challenges and Innovations
  • Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
  • Child Development and Education
  • Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health disparities and outcomes

University of Maribor
2020-2025

Royal Historical Society
2021

Okayama University
2019-2020

Alma Mater Europaea
2016-2020

Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care
2015-2016

Community Health Centre Ljubljana
2016

University of Ljubljana
2016

Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo
2016

University Hospital Centre Zagreb
2016

College of Nursing in Celje
2014

Mental health inequalities are an increasingly important global problem. This study examined the association between mental status and certain socioeconomic indicators (personal social position of family) in Slovenian 15-year-old adolescents. Data originate from WHO-Collaborative cross-national 'Health Behavior School-aged Children' conducted Slovenia 2010 (1,815 secondary school pupils, aged 15). was measured by: KIDSCREEN-10, Strength Difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), a life satisfaction...

10.1186/1475-9276-13-26 article EN cc-by International Journal for Equity in Health 2014-01-01

Zadovoljstvo zaposlenih v visokem šolstvu se najpogosteje spremlja s kvantitativno metodologijo pedagoškega raziskovanja, kot so ocenjevalne lestvice in zaprta anketna vprašanja. Bolj poglobljen vpogled osebna razmišljanja, poglede izkušnje na visokošolskih ustanovah pa zahteva vključitev tudi kvalitativne paradigme raziskovanja. V prispevku predstavljamo rezultate pionirskega projekta Univerzi Mariboru, katerem je bil za ocenjevanje zadovoljstva uporabljen kvalitativni pristop fokusne...

10.55707/ds-po.v39i3-4.151 article SL Pedagoška obzorja 2025-01-15

Physical activity has beneficial effects on overall academic performance in children. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding how the individual characteristics physical interact with other confounding variables competence. Leisure-time potential confounders-such as developmental, behavioral, family, and school factors, predicting overall, mathematical, reading competence-was studied random sample 1520 Slovenian primary students grades 4-6 (51.9% female; mean age = 10.4 years; SD...

10.3390/ijerph19020623 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-01-06

Despite inclusive education being high on the agenda of educational systems worldwide and part international legislation policy, particularly 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which emphasises inclusion equality as basis quality all, there is still a need to identify how teachers in regular schools who teach students with special needs (SENs) experience their work. This study investigates most significant stressors primary school teaching SENs. In addition, this sets out determine...

10.3390/su162411242 article EN Sustainability 2024-12-21

Abstract Background One challenge a modern society faces is this: providing those vulnerable and ageing groups of adults who have intellectual disabilities with appropriate support for improving static dynamic balance. Balance crucial component physical fitness and, consequently, fall reduction prevention. The aim the present randomised controlled trial was to evaluate efficacy, after 16 weeks, that three different Special Olympics activity programmes had on balance in disabilities. Method A...

10.1111/jir.12727 article EN Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 2020-03-20

Aim: To describe attitudes towards caring for older people among nurses and student in six participating countries.Background: Working with has historically had a negative profile global rise the numbers of shortage nurses, it is essential to recruit into this area.This study gathered data from countries explore nursing gerontological as career.Method: A convenience sample 1064 students 2585 answered Multifactorial Attitudes Questionnaire (MAQ) designed elicit esteem that comes working...

10.5958/0974-9357.2014.00630.8 article EN International Journal of Nursing Education 2014-01-01

Background: Croatia and Slovenia are neighboring countries with marked differences in high school undergraduate nursing curricula. The aim was to assess compare attitudes toward the elderly among students identify factors associated positive/negative attitudes.Subjects methods: This a cross-sectional survey conducted between September, 2017 July, 2018 at five higher education institutions: three two Croatia. following data were gathered: age, sex, year of study, previous education,...

10.31219/osf.io/dg6f8 article EN 2020-06-15

Increasing numbers of people are delaying retirement. Studies their motives scarce and biased to Western contexts.The aim was explore internal external older Slovenians who continue work after becoming eligible for retirement.Nine workers, aged 59-72, were interviewed. The interviews analysed using thematic analysis.Three main themes extracted. 'Foundations' described the prerequisites continued engagement that often non-negotiable. 'Rewards' included benefits working suggested a strong pull...

10.1080/11038128.2020.1832573 article EN Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2020-10-14

The quality of educational work is inextricably linked to many factors at the system, school, teacher, and student levels. This research was carried out within project ‘Education Teachers as a Factor Providing High-quality Life-long Learning in Society/The Society Fast Socio-economic Changes Unsure Future’, funded by Slovenian Research Agency. paper provides basic overview characteristics open instruction, an umbrella term that combines active learner-centred didactic strategies. empirical...

10.26529/cepsj.1491 article EN cc-by Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal 2023-05-31

Introduction: Physical activity enables nurses to better control their mental and physical strain at work, which is important for ensuring quality patient treatment. The aim of the research was study differences in graduate nurses' terms working hours, motives obstacles regular, free-time exercising. Methods: A quantitative survey with two-stage random sampling included 349 employed secondary or tertiary levels healthcare institutions Slovenia who work one shift (41 %) multiple shifts (59...

10.14528/snr.2016.50.3.96 article EN cc-by Slovenian Nursing Review 2016-09-27

The health education in schools became the focus of public attention during global pandemic COVID-19. Teaching practice changed to meet increased demand for pupils’ health, triggering a reevaluation higher curricula pedagogical students. Therefore, this mixed methods study aimed investigate lifestyle university students pedagogy Slovenia COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and four (87.4% females 12.6% males) met criteria participated an online survey which they self-assessed their physical...

10.1080/2331186x.2024.2309735 article EN cc-by Cogent Education 2024-02-05

Sport and physical activities offer a sensitive environment where the values of humanity, human rights, empathy fair play come to fore. However, at same time competition nature sport interest winning any cost represent risks harm, especially for young preadolescent athletes. Therefore, need arises identify main ethical conceptual normative issues top youth sport. Our critical review possible risk factors empirical findings semi structured in-depth interviews with four top-level gymnastics’...

10.21464/sp34207 article EN cc-by-nc Synthesis philosophica 2019-12-20

10.18690/rei.12.1.59-88.2019 article SL cc-by Revija za elementarno izobraževanje 2019-01-01
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