Citizenship Education in Croatia: At the Margins of the System

Abstract: Purpose: This paper unfolds the ways in which Croatia, as a young post-communist democracy, has aligned its transition and consolidation with the development of education programs that would support the protection of human rights and the creation of a democratic political culture. Design/methodology/approach: By combining the existing studies with the authors’ own analyses of documents and internet sources, as well as interviews with teachers, this paper reveals that by adopting vague and non-binding policies, the Croatian political elite has demonstrated a lack of political will and courage over the past twenty-five years to develop a systematic and quality-based citizenship education.Findings: After long-term negligence, in the most recent five-year period, the need to change the educational path has gained prominence on the policy and political agenda. However, the reform process did not result in bridging, but in the deepening of ideological divides within the Croatian s.... http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/831

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Citizenship Education in Croatia: At the Margins of the System ; day:08 ; month:07 ; year:2017 ; Journal of social science education ; (08.07.2017)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Kekez, Anka ; Horvat, Martina ; Šalaj, Berto

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/jsse-831
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019011816472413990291
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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