Analysis of the curriculum of elementary school in the Republic of Serbia

The Law of school curriculum defines the curriculum for students from the first to the eighth grade of primary school. School curriculum is one of the most important school documents, which regulates the overview of the scope and structure of teaching for a longer period, according to the age of the students. The curriculum of each subject clearly defines the goals and tasks, hence the structured teaching contents and provides basic didactic-methodical instructions for its realization. This paper is focusing on the research where the target groups were the teachers of geography in primary schools. The aim was to determine the attitudes of the teachers about the school curriculum in Serbia, the possibilities of implementing innovations in the teaching, as well as activating students. Furthermore, one of the aims was to pay attention to the student workload, and the curriculum coherence by subjects.