This master's thesis aims to present the role of teachers in the functioning of the Slovenian national movement over the period from the adoption of the Political School Constitution in 1806 to the end of the 19th century. The characteristics of the Slovenian national movement and the involvement of teachers in it are also explained through the sociological theories of nation and nationalism by authors Benedict Anderson, Anthony D. Smith, and Ernest Gellner. The main point of the Slovenian national movement's program, which teachers advocated for, was the introduction of the Slovenian language in Slovenian schools. Therefore, in the analysis of sociological theories, the importance of language in the development of nations and nationalisms is emphasized. By providing a chronological overview of political changes in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, we follow the changing position of teachers in society. Over the decades, their educational level improved, and slowly, their economic status as well. As a result, they
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