Explaining differences in the development of denominational schools : the cases of Slovenia, Hungary and Poland

Rakar, Tatjana (author)

The article tries to explain differences and similarities seen in the development of denominational schools in the special environment of post-socialist countries by considering state policies on denominational schools and other relevant factors such as the level of religiosity, the role of the church in public schools and the heterogeneity of the religious population. It shows that different state policies on denominational schools have on one side influenced the extent of the development of denominational schools, which is evident from the cases of Slovenia and Hungary and partly from the case of Poland but, on the other side, the case of Poland shows that we cannot explain the extent of the growth of denominational schools merely on the basis of state educational policies. Two particularly important factors for the development of denominational schools are the heterogeneity of the religious population and the character of public schools in terms of religious neutrality. The article concludes by discussing political influences on the development of denominational schools.

• Language: English
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2009
• Number of pages: Str. 316-343
• Numbering: Letn. 46, št. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-23015
• UDC: 37.014:27
• ISSN on article: 0040-3598
• COBISS.SI-ID: 28492893
• Publication date in RUL: 11.07.2014

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Teorija in praksa : revija za družbena vprašanja
• Shortened title: Teor. praksa
• Publisher: Fakulteta za družbene vede
• ISSN: 0040-3598
• COBISS.SI-ID: 763652

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian

Abstract

Članek poskuša pojasniti razlike in podobnosti v razvoju cerkvenih šol v specifičnem okolju postsocialističnih družb na podlagi analize državnih izobraževalnih politik do cerkvenih šol in drugih pomembnih dejavnikov, kot so stopnja religioznosti v družbi, vloga cerkve v javnih šolah in heterogenost religiozne populacije. Analiza pokaže, da državne izobraževalne politike do cerkvenih šol po eni strani vplivajo na obseg njihovega razvoja, kar se kaže na primeru Madžarske in Slovenije, deloma tudi Poljske, po drugi strani pa primer Poljske pokaže, da obsega razvoja cerkvenih šol ne moremo pojasniti le na podlagi državnih izobraževalnih politik. Kot posebej pomembna dejavnika za razvoj cerkvenih šol se pokažeta predvsem heterogenost religiozne populacije in značaj javnih šol v smislu verske nevtralnosti. Avtorica sklene z razpravo o političnem vplivu na razvoj cerkvenih šol.