Original scientific paper
The condition of schooling in the Grobnik Region according to reports of the Supervisory Office for Rijeka County Public Schools in Rijeka in the second half of the 19th century
Manon Giron
; Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
Pursuant to what was referred to as the Mažuranić Law, namely the Act on the Organization of Public Schools and Preparations for Public Teaching in the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia of 1874, all crucial powers regarding schooling matters were vested in the Government. According to § 153 of the Act, schools were placed under supervision of the Regional Government, County School Boards, and the School Supervisor.
The Government controlled the entire school area of the Croatian Governorate through County School Supervisors, who were regional officials like the teachers. They were responsible for supervising all public and private schools in the area concerned, providing professional advice to teachers, reporting to the Government about the condition of schools, supervising the activities of municipal school boards, chairing county teacher meetings, and for monitoring the “overall scientific and moral condition of all public schools.” As regards the school hierarchy, County Supervisors ranked very highly, reporting exclusively to the Regional Government represented by its Worship and Teaching Department. They were normally the best experts in their respective professions and were entrusted with great responsibility.
Several School Supervisors operated in Rijeka County in Rijeka, visiting public schools including those in the Grobnik Region: a classroom in Čavle (Cernik) and a general public unisex school in Grobnik. Their comments, both positive and negative, were formulated as statements provided to the County Supervisory Office in Rijeka, while the Supervisory Office in turn provided instructions to County Supervisors and public school teachers. These are valuable sources for studying the history of schooling in the Rijeka region.
Keywords
schooling; history of schooling; supervision in schools; Grobnik Region; 1875-1886
Hrčak ID:
296323
URI
Publication date:
15.6.2021.
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