Vlasta Švoger, Zeitungen. Plattform für Debatten über die Modernisierung des kroatischen Schulwesens im 19. Jahrhundert

We proudly announce our recent publication. Our team-member dr. Vlasta Švoger published an article titled Zeitungen. Plattform für Debatten über die Modernisierung des kroatischen Schulwesens im 19. Jahrhundert (Newspapers. Platform for debates on the modernization of the Croatian school system in the 19th century) in the renowned international journal History of Education & Children’s Literature (vol. XII, n. 1, 2017).

English summary:

Newspapers were the most important media in 19th-century Croatia. They served as a medium for spreading information, new ideas and (political) programmes and they had crucial influence on shaping public opinion. This social role of newspapers is illustrated in examples from the history of Croatia’s school system. Newspapers drew attention to poor conditions in Croatia’s school system (poor level of education, meagre financial status of many teachers, lack of available space, teaching methods and finances for quality teaching etc.), analysed new teaching methods and textbooks. Teachers and other intellectuals analysed the pros and cons of new legislative bills pertaining to the education system, reported on different types of schools, their curricula and teachers. Some experts even presented their own proposals for a (more) comprehensive reform of Croatia’s school system. Croatian political papers served, inter alia, as a platform for discussions on the modernisation of Croatia’s education system in the 19th century.

German summary:

Zeitungen waren die wichtigsten öffentlichen Medien in Kroatien im 19. Jahrhundert, die neue Ideen und Programme verbreiteten und die Bildung der öffentlichen Meinung sehr stark beeinflussten. Im Artikel wird sehr bedeutende Rolle der Zeitungen als Plattform für Debatten über verschiedene Aspekte der Modernisierung des kroatischen Schulwesens im 19. Jahrhundert geschildert.