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Using an ethnographic case study in early childhood education and care, researchers applied interactional and participatory observation, analyzed observation protocols, transcriptions, and video recordings, and conducted inductive and deductive thematic analysis. 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The research explored how children aged 5–10 years (N = 10) used musical and artistic forms for creative expression in music drama activities within a community of practice (music drama studio), and how elements of democratic education were manifested in these activities. An ethnographic case study in early childhood education and care was used to explore children’s culture, experiences and actions through interactional and participatory observation methods. The data were analysed through a written protocol of observation, transcriptions and video recordings. An inductive and deductive thematic analysis was used to better structure and interpret the data, organised into two main themes (categories): Forms of creative artistic expression and Democratic aspects of education. The conclusion emphasises that the integration of music, other arts and process drama within a community of practice, led by a skilled teacher, provides authentic learning opportunities that foster democratic artistic expression, creativity and holistic development, preparing children for active citizenship.  \nKeywords: children’s creativity, community of practice, democratic education, music and artistic expression, process drama  \n1 *Corresponding Author. Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, Croatia; [blazenka.baclijasusic@ufzg.hr](blazenka.baclijasusic@ufzg.hr).  \n2 Pučko otvoreno učilište Hrvatski dom, Petrinja, Croatia.  \nVzgoja otrok za ustvarjalnost in demokracijo skoziprakso glasbeno-dramske skupnosti  \nBlaženka Bačlija Sušić in Vesna Brebrić  \n• Prednostna naloga spodbujanja ustvarjalnosti in demokracije pri otrocih v izobraževanju, ki vključuje vrednote, kot so: svoboda izražanja, kompetentnost, spoštovanje raznolikosti, empatija, sodelovanje, dialog ter razvoj kritičnega mišljenja in radovednosti, je močno podprta s prakso skupnosti, ki goji te vrednote in spodbuja hevristične in sociokulturne pristope k učenju glasbe in umetniškemu izražanju. Raziskava je preučevala, kako so otroci v starosti od 5 do 10 let (N = 10) uporabljaliglasbene in umetniške oblike za ustvarjalno izražanje v glasbeno-dramskih dejavnostih v okviru prakse skupnosti (glasbeno-dramski studio) in kako so se elementi demokratičnega izobraževanja kazali v teh dejavnostih. Za raziskovanje kulture, izkušenj in dejanj otrok so bile uporabljene etnografske študije primerov v zgodnjem otroškem izobraževanju in varstvu, in sicer z interakcijskimi in s participativnimi metodami opazovanja. Podatki so bili analizirani s pomočjo pisnega protokola opazovanja, transkripcij in videoposnetkov. Za boljšo strukturo in interpretacijo podatkov je bila uporabljena induktivna in deduktivna tematska analiza, organizirana v dve glavni temi (kategoriji): oblike ustvarjalnegaumetniškega izražanja in demokratični vidiki izobraževanja. Zaključek poudarja, da integracija glasbe, drugih vrst umetnosti in procesnegagledališča v praksi glasbeno-dramske skupnosti, ki jo vodi usposobljen učitelj, ponuja avtentične priložnosti za učenje, ki spodbujajo demokratično umetniško izražanje, ustvarjalnost in celostni razvoj ter otroke pripravljajo na aktivno državljanstvo.  \nKljučne besede: ustvarjalnost pri otrocih, praksa skupnosti, demokratično izobraževanje, glasba in umetniško izražanje, procesnogledališče  \nInt","cbCaitQYolGKdoTX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitQYolGKdoTX","pdf",199912,26,"English","# Introduction\n## Creative expression and democratic education through community practice\n## Theoretical foundations and educational reconstruction of experience","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the research?\",\"answer\":\"The research examines how children use music and artistic forms for creative expression in music drama community activities and how democratic education elements are manifested in those activities.\"},{\"question\":\"How were the children’s activities studied and analyzed?\",\"answer\":\"An ethnographic case study used interactional and participatory observation. 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