Original scientific paper
A contribution to the History of Primary School Education on the Peninsula of Pelješac in Mid-19th Century
Frano Glavina
Abstract
To pursue their maritime activities, the residents of Pelješac needed their ship clerks and commanders to be literate, which is why priests provided private schooling in the 18th century. Pursuant to the 1823 Ordinance, the Government in Zadar defined the organization of primary school education in Dalmatia. As of 1836, the state entrusted the supervision and administration of primary schools to the Church, so the school principals became local parishioners or chaplains, and deans became school superintendents. In the 1840s, Pelješac (exclusive of Ston) had 4 junior primary schools, with only that in Orebić being a public school, while the rest were financed by the residents of the relevant localities. The municipalities were required to provide to the court regular lists of children aged between 6 and 12 years old capable of schooling, while the court forwarded such lists to the school district administration, that is, to the relevant dean/superintendent. Archival sources were only partially preserved and these fragments present the application of the provisions of the 1823 Ordinance to the schools on Pelješac.
Keywords
history of school education; Pelješac; 19th century
Hrčak ID:
148379
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Publication date:
30.6.2015.
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