"Away with German and Russian influence!" Ethno-political considerations in the reorganisation of the Estonian school system in the early 1920s

Author(s): Kari Alenius / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2007

Die in Estland im Zusammenhang der Neuordnung des Schulwesens 1918-1926 geführte Diskussion ist exemplarisch für die seinerzeit in Europa zu beobachtende Verbindung von Sprach- und Nationalitätenfragen mit der Reformierung der Schulsysteme. Im gleichen Maße, in dem 'Nationalität' als ein wesentliches Merkmal individueller und kollektiver Identitäten im späten 19. und zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts an Bedeutung gewann, avancierte Sprache, insbesondere in Ostmitteleuropa, zum wichtigsten Kennzeichen und Sinnbild nationaler Zugehörigkeit. Die Frage nach der Unterrichtssprache in den Schulen wurde damit zu einem nationalpolitischen Thema mit hohem Konfliktpotenzial. Die nach Erlangung der Unabhängigkeit von der Regierung Estlands ergriffenen Maßnahmen spiegeln einen durchaus zeittypischen Gegensatz wider. Einerseits wurde Estnisch zur alleinigen offiziellen Landessprache erhoben und vom Gesetzgeber in jeder erdenklichen Weise gefördert. Andererseits war die Regierung Estlands zugleich bemüht, der offiziell als Leitlinie der Weltpolitik geltenden und mit dem Namen des amerikanischen Präsidenten Woodrow Wilson verbundenen Vorstellung von der Gleichheit der Völker zu entsprechen. Aus diesem Grund wurde den Minderheiten in Estland Unterricht in der eigenen Sprache zugebilligt, und verglichen mit anderen Staaten im östlichen Europa war die Schulpolitik in Estland insgesamt toleranter. Minderheitenschulen wurden vom Staat gefördert, sofern in einem Ort mindestens 20 Schüler einer nicht-estnischen Bevölkerungsgruppe lebten, unabhängig vom prozentualen Anteil der jeweiligen Minderheit an der Gesamtbevölkerung. Das Recht auf Unterricht in der Muttersprache galt grundsätzlich jedoch nicht für die im Land lebenden Finnen und Ingrier (Ischoren), die wie die Esten zu den ostsee-finnischen Völkern gehören und die der Staat zu assimilieren hoffte. In gewisser Weise typisch für die damalige Zeit war auch die Forderung nach einer Garantie und weiteren Verbesserung ihrer Rechte, insbesondere auf sprachlichem Gebiet, welche die Minderheiten in Estland gleich nach der Unabhängigkeit des Landes erhoben. Das Gruppenbewusstsein und der Organisationsgrad der in Estland lebenden Deutschen, Russen und Schweden waren so ausgeprägt, dass es anfangs fast zwangsläufig zu Meinungsverschiedenheiten mit der estnischen Regierung kommen musste. Die Konflikte wurden jedoch recht bald durch die überwiegend liberale estnische Schulpolitik und die Verabschiedung neuer Schulgesetze in den Jahren 1919 und 1920 entschärft.

"Pridodato u prevodu": nematerijalno kulturno nasleđe u prevođenju i primeni evropskih politikâ doživotnog obrazovanja u Republici Srbiji

Author(s): Ljubica Milosavljević,Miloš Milenković / Language(s): Serbian / Publication Year: 0

Polazeći od noseće pretpostavke istraživačkog programa antropologije javnih i praktičnih politika, prema kojoj zakoni, strategije, vizije i planovi nisu "čisti" pravno-politički akti proceduralnog karaktera, već da "kriju" neke specifične, izabrane ili neintencionalne, antropologiji tradicionalno zanimljive institucionalne izbore iz obilja nematerijalnog kulturnog nasleđa (poput preskripcije identiteta ili standarda normalnosti), iznosimo preliminarne rezultate istraživanja primene evropskih politika doživotnog obrazovanja u Republici Srbiji. Preliminarna analiza "prevođenja" odnosno specifične glokalne kontekstualizacije, recepcije i instrumentalizacije pomenutih politikâ pokazuje da je na snazi praksa prenošenja, pravne i proceduralne transplantacije bez prilagođavanja kontekstu u kojem politikâ treba da bude primenjena. U slučaju neprilagođene politike doživotnog obrazovanja, izostanak prilagođavanja neophodnog da lokalna verzija a) odgovara međunarodno usaglašenim ciljevima i da istovremeno b) zaživi u praksi, objašnjava se na primerima diskrepancije lokalnih pojmova radnog vremena, neformalnog obrazovanja, "odgovarajućeg" životnog doba za obrazovanje s jedne, i pojmova originalno ugrađenih u tu politiku, s druge strane.

(Не)уставност и (не)законитост уредбе о минимуму процеса рада у образовним установама у Републици Српској

Author(s): Goran Marković,Dimitrije Ćeranić / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 1/2012

In 2012 Government of Republic of Srpska adopted the Regulation on minimum work process and the method of its providing in the educational institutions and institutions of school and student accommodation. Government predicted that the minimum of work process has to be secured in these branches in the case of a strike. The authors deny existence of the constitutional and legal basis for the adoption of this regulation, arguing that the Government is in breach of the Constitution and the Law on strike. Denying the Government’s arguments, the authors argue that there is a legal basis for implementation of the procedure in front of the Constitutional Court of Republic of Srpska in order to negate constitutionality and legality of the Regulation.

,,Смем ли се ја, син таквог оца осрамоћен вратити у Србију“: Александар, син Живојина Мишића у руском јункерском училишту

Author(s): Vasily Borisovich Kashirin / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 1/2008

This article looks at an interesting and as yet completely unknown episode in the life of Aleksandr Mishich, son of a prominent Serbian commander field-marshal Zhivoin Mishich (1855-1921). Aleksandr Mishich (1891-1941) served as an officer in the Balkan wars of 1912-13 and in the First World War. In 1941 he died heroically as one of the leaders of the chethnic movement in Yugoslavia. One of the blank pages in his biography is the time he spent in Russia from 1908 to 1912, where he tried to receive a military education. This article, based on previously unknown documents from the Russian State Military History Archive and the Foreign Policy Archive of the Russian Empire looks at how Mishich and his two Serbian friends joined the Vilna Infantry Junker school, their subsequent expulsion, acute conflict with the college’s authorities and the long and unsuccessful efforts of the three Serbs to obtain a review of their case from the military-bureaucratic machine of the Russian empire. The article also examines the discussions which took part between Russian authorities at interdepartmental level concerning the education of southern Slavs in military institutions of the Russian empire, which coincided with Mishich’s presence in Russia. The difference in opinion of representatives from the Russian military and diplomatic institutions on the problems of raising the effectiveness and the goals of Russian military-educational policy towards southern Slavs is shown. Also covered are the circumstances regarding the preparation of the Rules of admission of subjects of south Slavic states into Russian military-educational institutions, approved in 1912. This article can be of interest to all those interested in the life of field-marshal Zhivoin Mishic and his family, as well as in the questions of Russo-Serbian cooperation in the sphere of military education at the start of the 20th century.

“Non-strategic” Eastern Europe and the Fate of the Humanities

Author(s): Clare Cavanagh / Language(s): English / Issue: 01/2015

Until recent events intervened, Eastern European Studies found themselves under attack at my home university and other institutions for being, among other things, “non-strategic.” We see the same notion, if not the same terminology, applied increasingly to the humanities and non-quantitative social sciences, which lose ground daily to the so-called STEM disciplines in both educational policy and practice. How do we defend the study of Eastern European literature and culture in the current academic climate? This essay defends the centrality both of literary and Eastern European studies in the twenty-first-century curriculum.

100 godina Franjevačke teologije u Sarajevu 1909.-2009.

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian,Croatian / Publication Year: 2012

Franjevačka teologija je u povodu stotinu godina svoga postojanja i djelovanja u Sarajevu (1909-2009) organizirala znanstveni skup i proslavu pod naslovom 100 godina Franjevačke teologije u Sarajevu: 1909.-2009. Znanstveni skup je održan 6. i 7. studenog 2009. u amfiteatru Franjevačke teologije, a 8. studenog – na dan blaženog Ivana Duns Škota, zaštitnika naše Teologije – održana je proslava tako što je svećeničkom euharistijskom slavlju predsjedao provincijal Bosne Srebrene fra Lovro Gavran. Za vrijeme euharistijskog slavlja izvedena je Missa Bosniensis Andrije Pavliča: Bosanska misa posvećena sv. Franji Asiškom, svim nesretnima, ispaćenima i izgubljenima ovoga svijeta, te bosanskim franjevcima i zboru Pontanima, koji je izveo misu. Zbor Pontanima je osnovao profesor naše Teologije fra Ivo Marković. Dirigirao je skladatelj Bosanske mise Andrija Pavlič (inače je dirigent zbora Pontanima Josip Katavić). Sudjelovali su Amila Bakšić, sopran; Zana Staniškovska, alt; Jasmin Bašić, tenor; Ivica Šarić, bas; i Dario Vučić, orgulje. Pokrovitelj Znanstvenog skupa i proslave je bio Željko Komšić, predsjedavajući Predsjedništva BiH. Koji je smisao Franjevačke teologije i uopće koji je smisao franjevačke škole mišljenja od srednjeg vijeka pa do danas? Evo kratkog odgovora. Franjevci, koji su bili nadareni za filozofsko i teološko mišljenje, nastojali su veličanstvenu viziju Franje Asiškog filozofski i teološko razraditi. Vizija Franje Asiškog, koja se temelji na Isusovu evanđelju, naglašava bratstvo i sestrinstvo svih ljudi, ne samo svih ljudi, nego i svih bića, to jest svih Božjih stvorenja u svemiru. Sva bića u svemiru su braća i sestre po stvorenosti. Jednakost među bićima uključuje i razliku među bićima, jer je svako biće originalno. I samo različita bića mogu biti u jedinstvu. Tom vizijom i njezinim prakticiranjem u svom životu Franjo Asiški je ponudio alternativu svijetu mržnje i nasilja, u kojem i danas živimo. To je on rekao svojom poznatom rečenicom koja glasi: “Exivi de saeculo” - “Izašao sam iz svijeta nasilja.” Izašao je iz svijeta nasilja i počeo osnivati svijet mira. Zadaća svih odgovornih bića jest izlazak iz svijeta nasilja i uspostavljanje svijeta mira, slobode i ljubavi. Zamislimo svijet bez nasilja i zamislimo svijet u kojem nasilje više neće biti moguće. Koliko su veliki franjevački mislioci tu viziju uspješno razradili i koliko su franjevci Bosne Srebrene, koji su živjeli i djelovali na Franjevačkoj teologiji, to mišlju i djelom svjedočili, to jest otjelotvorili, neka prosude drugi. U radovima sa znanstvenog skupa, koji se ovdje objavljuju, autori su obrađivali važne teme iz različitih perspektiva, pri čemu se moglo uvidjeti da je do Istine moguće doći samo dijalogom različitih perspektiva. Dijalogom uviđamo da je Istina jedna i da nas Istina sve nadilazi i povezuje u jednu zajednicu, ne samo nas, nego i cijelo čovječanstvo. Karl Jaspers je rekao: Istina je ono što nas povezuje (Wahrheit ist, was uns verbindet).

12 години Aсоциация на българските училища в чужбина

Author(s): Maya Padeshka / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 4/2019

180 години от рождението на Васил Левски – диалози за паметта и модели на иконизация

Липчева-Пранджева, Л. & Гетова, Е. (2018). Васил Левски. Из кривините на литературната иконография. София: Аз-буки

Author(s): Maria Panova / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 1/2019

1898. 25 години от обесването на Левски: юбилей и преса

Author(s): Elena Getova / Language(s): Bulgarian / Publication Year: 0

The year 1898 marked the first jubilee of Vasil Levski – 25 years since his hanging. The dynamics of political processes in liberated Bulgaria at the time present a rather interesting and particularly complex picture against the background of which this event unfolded. The stereotype of jubilee celebrations was yet to consolidate and this particular occasion – the anniversary since the death of the Apostle of freedom – makes visible the deep political contradictions inherited from previous historical realities. The manifestations of these contradictions can be seen in the press in 1898.

19. Yüzyılın İkinci Yarısında Türkistan'da Yerli Eğitim Kurumlarının Durumu

Author(s): B. Tümen Somuncuoğlu / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 03/2007

Since the second half of the 19th century, the occupied region of Turkestan was occupied by Russia and the entire Turkestan region came under Russian rule. Tsarist Russia started to work for the establishment of the Russian administrative system in this region after the occupation. But in this region, which has strong social organizations and institutions, a gradual process was followed in order not to encounter riots and not to endanger the Russian administration in the military field. For this reason, the Russian administration did not abolish the educational institutions of the indigenous people and allowed them to live in order to avoid the reaction of the Muslims. In this article, the situations and functions of educational institutions, one of the most important dynamics of society, in 19th century Turkestan were tried to be put forward.

20 év reform Angliában – A versengő iskolák és az esélyteremtés

Author(s): Eszter Neumann / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2008

Eszter Neumann gives a review of the educational reforms that took place in the last two decades in England with a special focus on equity issues. The first part of the article gives a brief overview of the neo-liberal educational policies and explains the recent shift to centralization carried out with the use of knowledge-based regulation tools. Policies addressing disadvantaged students are embedded into larger programs that are meant to improve the quality of education in general. Next, the paper discusses the various interpretations and frameworks of equal educational opportunities that have been in use in the past 20 years through the analysis of specific educational programs which encourage the dissemination of innovative ideas and best practices in schools located in economically depressed areas. All in all, the question rises whether the policy goals of equity and educational excellence are conflicting or could be achieved parallel.

20 години специалност Философия във ВТУ „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”

Author(s): Vihren Bouzov / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 2/2014

The course of training in philosophy has been opened in 1992–93 year. Now it has full term accreditation for 6 years and it is on the 2th place in the national ranking of specialties. 14 young doctors in Philosophy graduated in Veliko Turnovo. Our Faculty has been accepted as national and international center of philosophical researches and education.

2013 Fen Bilimleri Dersi Öğretim Programina İlişkin Öğretmen Görüşleri

Author(s): Sinan Muhammet Bekmezci,Özlem Ateş / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 03/2018

This study aims to identify teachers' views on the science course curriculum updated in 2013. Descriptive survey research was used in this study. The sample of the research consists of science teachers (n=208) and elementary school teachers (n=104) working in Manisa. As data collection tools, a survey and a semi-structured interview form were used. According to the findings, most of the teachers think that the curriculum is an integrated program with daily life experiences, is suitable for students to be science literate, enables students to develop positive attitudes towards science, provides teachers with a freer practice opportunity and enables students to use their life skills. On the other hand, a majority of teachers reported complaints about the curriculum on grounds that there are time constraints impeding program objectives and that it is unable to stimulate students’ curiosity about scientific and technological developments. It is expected that this study contributes to the literature and curriculum updating studies.

2013 METŲ VALSTYBINIS GEOGRAFIJOS BRANDOS EGZAMINAS

Author(s): Virginijus Gerulaitis / Language(s): Lithuanian / Issue: -/2014

After approval of the programme of national geography maturity examination by the order of Minister of Education and Science in year 2010 there were changed strategical and methodical provisions of geographical education. The article is applied for analysis of national geography maturity examination results. This article tries to define the candidates composition, which have taken examinations in year 2013 and territorial distribution of results. The results of analysis represent that the candidates composition, which have taken examinations in year 2013 and territorial distribution of results are related to territorial distribution of Lithuanian population and depend on peculiarities of school systems. Therefore almost the half of candidates, which have taken national geography maturity examinations, are the graduates from the five biggest municipalities of Lithuanian cities.

2018 Türkçe Öğretmenliği Lisans Programının Öğretim Elemanlarının Görüşleri Doğrultusunda Değerlendirilmesi

Author(s): Miriam Zeliha Stebler,Necdet Aykac / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 2/2019

The current study aims to evaluate the 2018 undergraduate curriculum of Turkish teaching program on the basis of the opinions of faculty members working in this field. The study employed the qualitative research design. The study group of the current research is comprised of 17 faculty members working in the departments of Turkish teaching in different universities and responding to an online interview form on a volunteer basis. The opinions of the participating faculty members were collected by using a Written Opinion Seeking Form. The draft form was submitted to review of experts in the fields of Turkish teaching, curriculum development and measurement and evaluation and then its final form was given. The form consists of 4 open-ended questions to elicit personal information and 12 open-ended questions to elicit opinions about the curriculum. The form was sent to the institutional e-mail addresses of faculty members. A total of 17 faculty members returned the forms from which the data of the current study were obtained. In the analysis of the collected data, the descriptive analysis approach was used. The themes were constructed on the basis of the interview questions. The data were analyzed within the framework of the determined themes and thus codes were created and then interpreted with the support of direct quotations. As a result of the current study, it was found that the faculty members generally expressed negative opinions. Particular criticism was levelled to the reduction of class hours and time allocated to practice, abolishment of some courses, and greater emphasis put on theory rather than practice.

2019 – The International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements

Author(s): Maria Atanassova,Radoslav Angelov,Dessislava Gerginova,Alexander Zahariev / Language(s): English / Issue: 6/2019

The 150th anniversary of the discovery of Periodic Table of chemical elements by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869 will be celebrated in 2019 year. The key role of Mendeleev’s work on elements systematization is presented in brief together with the indispensable efforts of many other chemists too. Different types of Periodic tables and the development of ideas concerning the structure of a table or other graphical representations of the existing state-of-art over years are shown in a more historical point of view.

25 Years of Change in Management Control Systems and Business Education in Estonia

Author(s): Ülle Pärl / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

During the last 25 years, the Estonian economy has transitioned from a centrally planned economy to a market-oriented, globally open, highly competitive economy. Although during these years there has been fast growth and Estonians could tell a lot of success stories, research shows that management practices are still less advanced compared to those in enterprises from developed countries. Increased competition, openness and innovation increased the significance of more sophisticated management control systems (MCS). Researchers accentuate the role of managers and their education and training in using and developing more sophisticated MCS in companies. The objective of the current paper is to better understand how changes in the business environment, managerial training and education are connected to developments in MCS in Estonia. This article provides an overview of the statistics and studies completed in Estonia over the last 25 years. As this study shows, the last decade has brought a different level of internationalization and development in the business environment and business education. The problems associated with developments in MCS, using cloud technology, business education and managerial training are the same in Estonia as in developed countries. To develop the business and economic environment in the country, Estonian entrepreneurs need high-level data processing, analytical and financial education, and practical training courses.

25. rocznica strajków studenckich w Łodzi – droga do legalizacji Niezależnego Zrzeszenia Studentów w Polsce (1981–2006)

Author(s): Innocenty Marek Rusecki / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2007

This article presents the course of Lodź students' strikes, who in 1981 acted against the authorities of the Polish People's Republic (PRL) policy, concerning higher education They demanded introducing a lot of changes. Their strikes provided strong impetus for other students in Poland, who conseąuently started their own waves of strikes. The result of those strikes was establishing the first Independent Association of Students in Poland. In the first part of the article, the author outlined the communists' coming to power, strengthening it, as well as their style of ruling. That was a background for presenting the circumstances of students'strikes in Lodź, their demands, their talks with the state authorities and the Independent Association of Students coming into existance. The second part of the article presents the Catholic Church in Poland, its social role in the years of the communistic regime, which started in 1945, and Lodź Church special part during the srikesof 1981. According to the author, today, when there are trials to ignore or falsify some facts and events from the latest Polish history, it is essential to hold in reverence those wonderful episodes which reveal human's right to freedom, dignity, subjective treatment, and last but not least, to have all their rights guaranteed by the Constitution, respected by the ruling authorities. The author hopes that the present article will contribute to a long process of Polish national history cleansing and to showing it in the proper light. This article is dedicated to all of those who were involved in students' strikes, as a token of remembrance and gratitude.

35 години катедра „Социална медицина и здравен мениджмънт”, Медицински факултет, Тракийски университет – Ст. Загора

Author(s): Yuliyana Marinova / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 3-4/2018

3-oji tarptautinė mokslinė konferencija „Švietimo politika ir kultūra: nuoseklios ir radikalios transformacijos“

Author(s): Justina Garbauskaitė-Jakimovska / Language(s): Lithuanian / Issue: 37/2016