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Czech District Schools in Croatia - Sources of Resistance to Croatization

PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, Andrea and Jana KOČÍ

Basic information

Original name

Czech District Schools in Croatia - Sources of Resistance to Croatization

Authors

PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, Andrea (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jana KOČÍ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

1. vyd. Sakarya, 5th International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership. Conference Proceeding Book, p. 910-915, 6 pp. 2019

Publisher

Sakarya University

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50902 Social sciences, interdisciplinary

Country of publisher

Turkey

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19510/19:A0000226

Organization unit

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

ISBN

978-605-66495-7-8

Keywords in English

Czech minority in Croatia; District schools; Czech language; National identity; Croatization

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 28/3/2021 23:00, Mgr. Andrea Preissová Krejčí, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

One of the factors that has a major impact on maintaining Czech national identity beyond the borders of the Czech state is the existence of Czech schools and teaching in the Czech language. Minority schools began to form in Croatia after the First World War and experienced further development especially after 1945, at that time hundreds of children in Croatia were taught in Czech language. Our aim is to build on the description of the current state of minority education in Croatia, which we described earlier (ICLEL 2018) and to focus in more detail on the so-called district schools with teaching in the Czech language, and these schools show primarily how targeted effort against assimilation brings its fruit. Currently two kindergartens, two elementary schools and six district schools in Croatia teach most of their subjects in Czech language. District schools are irreplaceable for the compatriotic community because, with the help of the Croatian government, they enable minority language lessons in small classes in settlements where the Czech ethnic group has survived to this day, even for two or three pupils.