 NDC
Osijek and European House Vukovar have organised an
open round table:
«EDUCATION
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY»
In
Vukovar, on 28th of September 2007, a
round table with the topic of “EDUCATION AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY” was organised. The aim
was to try to find the answer to how does a
school prepare pupils for meaningful life in a
society?.
Participants of the round table were
headmasters, pedagogues and teachers of elementary and
secondary schools from Vukovar; a representative of
Education and Teachers Training Agency of the Republic
of Croatia, a President of the Coordination of National
Minority Councils of Vukovarsko-Srijemska County; a
representative of the Department for educations, culture
and sports of the Vukovarsko-Srijemska County;
representatives of OSCE; representative of Parents’ Club
“For the Children of Vukovar; and representatives of NDC
and European House Vukovar.
Lectures were give by:
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Prof. Dr. Dinka Čorkalo Biruški –
«School and social relations in community »;
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Prof. Dr. Ladislav Bognar, –
«Education in multiethnic regions of east Slavonia
», and
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Doc. Dr. Ljubica Bakić-Tomić, –
«Education for human values through existing
education programme »
After
lectures, the discussion focused on a present
situation in schools in Vukovar considering
interethnic relations and segregated education. This
led to discussion of models of education for
minorities, according to Croatian laws, about
alternatives to existing models and ways to find a
third option that would allow parents to really
choose when enlisting their children in schools.
Instead of a joint conclusion, every participant
gave an account of her/his own vision of a model of
education that would ensure that children are raised
for a better future and a more tolerant
multicultural community.
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