This thesis discusses different types of education and educational values in Slovenia and Madagascar.
The purpose of the thesis is to explore educational practices and educational values in a distant culture, i.e. in Madagascar where the state failed to take care of educational institutions, which is why local people have to take care of them on their own with the assistance of missionaries and volunteers. The goal is to compare education practices and values and who is taking care of children in Madagascar with the situation in Slovenia.
The results of the research indicated that educational practices and values in Madagascar are different than in Slovenia. Because of the differences in the culture, economic development of the country, religion and beliefs, and successfulness of the government, educational values are different. In Slovenia, for example, postmodern values rank higher, while the same values are classified as unwanted in Madagascar. In Slovenia, children are intentionally educated in line with certain values, while in Madagascar, this left to nature, destiny and animistic beliefs. The differences can also be observed at the level of education of teachers and the general population, economic status, accessibility of kindergartens and schools, people taking care of or educating the child, types of punishment, possibilities for play, free time activities, environment, types of socialisation, etc.
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