HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN INTERWAR BESSARABIA (1918-1928)
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN INTERWAR BESSARABIA (1918-1928)
Author(s): Ana OnofreiSubject(s): Local History / Microhistory, School education, Vocational Education, History of Education, Educational Psychology, State/Government and Education, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Sociology of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: history and geography; school inspections; secondary schools; Bessarabia;
Summary/Abstract: In interwar Bessarabia, history and geography played a considerable role in the creation of national sentiment. In all regions of Romania, these subjects began to be taught in schools starting with the 1918-1919 school year. In all secondary schools, the History of the Romanians was introduced instead of the History of Russia and the Geography of the Romanian Countries, instead of the geography of the homeland. National history was taught not only to students, but also to Bessarabian teachers, who wanted to serve in the villages of the region. These disciplines did not aim at the transmission of information, but at the formation of character and love of country. During the school inspections, the inspectors confirmed the fact that history and geography were well rooted in the consciousness of students and teachers, in other cases, they noticed their impassiveness or ignorance in the development of these Romanian objects.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 34
- Page Range: 729-738
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Romanian
