ULOGA PEDAGOGA U PREVENCIJI I OTKLANJANJU UZROKA ŠKOLSKOG NEUSPEHA

Various pedagogical literature describes school failure as a lack of predisposition to acquire basic knowledge and achieve minimum requirements in education. Relying on the method of theoretical analysis with the technique of content analysis, we looked at the causes and measures to prevent failure from a theoretical point of view. Aware of the existence of this phenomenon, we conducted research with the aim of finding out the attitudes of students and reflections of pedagogues on the causes and specific measures to mitigate failure in practice. The research was realized in November 2019 in the Primary School “Ivo Andric” under the management of the city municipality of the Red Cross on the territory of the city of Nis. Research data, obtained using the technique of composing students’ attitudes, showed that excessive demands of parents, the volume of teaching content and the deficit of necessary resources for learning are significant causes of failure. The results of the interview show that the pedagogue pointed out among the significant causes of failure: the family and the circumstances that prevail in it, lack of motivation, apathy and lack of students´ interest. The findings also confirm that both teachers and professional associates apply pedagogical preventive measures, among which the advisory work with students and conversations between teacher - pedagogue - student stood out. The opportunities for improving success are all the greater if both teachers and professional associates show willingness to take responsibility and accept educational challenges.