Reeducating the Hearts of Bosnian Students: An Essay on Some Aspects of Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reeducating the Hearts of Bosnian Students: An Essay on Some Aspects of Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author(s): Gordana BozicSubject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Politics and society, State/Government and Education, Nationalism Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Sociology of Politics, Sociology of Education
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: nationalism; education; integration; educational protectionism; school segregation; national subjects; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Interim Agreement;
Summary/Abstract: The article looks into the present education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the influence of politics in the creation and maintenance of segregated schools. It analyzes the concept of “educational protectionism,” which underlines the difference between “ethnically correct education” and “adequate education,” the latter being embedded in the human rights for group minorities to have education that reflect their language, culture, history, and religion. The article presents a preliminary case study of a multiethnic school in Popov Most, Eastern Bosnia, analyzing parents’ attitudes toward controversial educational issues such as language, religious teaching, and history.
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 20/2006
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 319-342
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
