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Ivana Paula Gortan - Carlin, Lorena Lazariæ, REGIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESS OF ...
The ordinal, five level measuring scale was used where, in the first subscale, 1 equals
never, 2 is almost never, 3 is sometimes, 4 often and 5 equals very often, while in the
second subscale 1 is unnecessary, 2 is less important, 3 is important, 4 is very important
and 5 is necessary. The collected data were processed by the SPSS software package,
while the data analysis used the descriptive statistical analysis methods, the variance
analysis (ANOVA) and the Pearson’s correlation.
That was followed by four open-ended questions where students answered about their
knowledge of the Istrian music regional heritage (knowledge of musicians, customs,
songs and traditional instruments).
The reliability of measurement scales was measured by calculating the Cronbach’s alfa
coefficient. The coefficient for the internal consistency for the subscale estimating the
frequency of using the dialect in communication was a = 0.882, while for the subscale
estimating the importance of regional cultural heritage it was a = 0.822. According to the
usual criteria of the Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient (DeVellis, 2012) it can be
concluded that the acceptability to study the aforementioned population is very good. The
examinees were best in confirming the statement Do you use a dialect inside your family?
(M = 4.06; SD = 1.321), while the least estimated was the statement How important is the
knowledge of regional musicians? (M = 2.91; SD = 0.898)
Research results and discussion
The following tables show the results of the students’ estimations about the frequency of
using dialects in their communication with family members, friends or in general, as well
as about the importance of introducing cultural heritage elements into the educational
process, the knowledge of regional musicians and writers and the use of dialects.
Regarding dialects, the most commonly and almost equally represented is the Chakavian
dialect (N = 111; 40.8 %) and the Shtokavian dialect (N = 99; 36.4 %), while the
Kajkavian dialect is somewhat less represented (N = 41; 15.1 %).The least represented is
the Istro-Venetian dialect (N = 4; 1.4 %). Only 17 examinees (6.3 %) do not speak any
dialects.
Table 1: The frequency of using dialects in communication
Never In the family In communication In the general
Almost never with friends communication
Sometimes f% f%
Often 27 9.9 f%
Very often 9 3.3 26 9.6 42 15.4
40 14.7 29 10.7 61 22.4
41 15.1 46 16.9 63 23.2
155 57.0 58 21.3 38 14.0
113 41.5 68 25.0
Legend: the highest value; the lowest value
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The ordinal, five level measuring scale was used where, in the first subscale, 1 equals
never, 2 is almost never, 3 is sometimes, 4 often and 5 equals very often, while in the
second subscale 1 is unnecessary, 2 is less important, 3 is important, 4 is very important
and 5 is necessary. The collected data were processed by the SPSS software package,
while the data analysis used the descriptive statistical analysis methods, the variance
analysis (ANOVA) and the Pearson’s correlation.
That was followed by four open-ended questions where students answered about their
knowledge of the Istrian music regional heritage (knowledge of musicians, customs,
songs and traditional instruments).
The reliability of measurement scales was measured by calculating the Cronbach’s alfa
coefficient. The coefficient for the internal consistency for the subscale estimating the
frequency of using the dialect in communication was a = 0.882, while for the subscale
estimating the importance of regional cultural heritage it was a = 0.822. According to the
usual criteria of the Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient (DeVellis, 2012) it can be
concluded that the acceptability to study the aforementioned population is very good. The
examinees were best in confirming the statement Do you use a dialect inside your family?
(M = 4.06; SD = 1.321), while the least estimated was the statement How important is the
knowledge of regional musicians? (M = 2.91; SD = 0.898)
Research results and discussion
The following tables show the results of the students’ estimations about the frequency of
using dialects in their communication with family members, friends or in general, as well
as about the importance of introducing cultural heritage elements into the educational
process, the knowledge of regional musicians and writers and the use of dialects.
Regarding dialects, the most commonly and almost equally represented is the Chakavian
dialect (N = 111; 40.8 %) and the Shtokavian dialect (N = 99; 36.4 %), while the
Kajkavian dialect is somewhat less represented (N = 41; 15.1 %).The least represented is
the Istro-Venetian dialect (N = 4; 1.4 %). Only 17 examinees (6.3 %) do not speak any
dialects.
Table 1: The frequency of using dialects in communication
Never In the family In communication In the general
Almost never with friends communication
Sometimes f% f%
Often 27 9.9 f%
Very often 9 3.3 26 9.6 42 15.4
40 14.7 29 10.7 61 22.4
41 15.1 46 16.9 63 23.2
155 57.0 58 21.3 38 14.0
113 41.5 68 25.0
Legend: the highest value; the lowest value
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