Stručni rad
Izidor Kršnjavi as Head of the Department of Religious Affairs and Education – education reformer and builder of schools
Hana Tošić
; Šibenik
Sažetak
The paper deals with the role of Izidor Kršnjavi in school system reorganization in Croatia at the end of the 19th century. The aim of the paper is to present reforms introduced by Izidor Kršnjavi in the Croatian school system and his achievements in the field of education and building. Izidor Kršnjavi´s cultural strategy as a Head of the Department of Religious Affairs and Education was focused on raising cultural and educational standards. He implemented a reform of public schools and founded the National Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the National Institute for the Education of Blind Children in Zagreb. In addition, he founded The Women´s Lyceum, thus promoting the education of women by enabling them to pursue their education at the university. He was responsible for the transition of realschules into realgymnasiums as a type of unique secondary schools, where the pupils were receiving comprehensive knowledge necessary to continue their education at the university. Furthermore, he introduced several reforms in the field of vocational schools, particularly trade schools. Moreover, he was responsible for passing a new Higher Education Act. He founded an array of new institutes and departments at the University. Along with numerous reforms within the school system, he helped building and renovating more than ninety educational institutions across the country during his mandate. His most important achievements as a school builder are The School Forum in Zagreb, the Gymnasium at Sušak, Public High School in Nova Gradiška, Public High School in Karlovac, as well as schools in the town of Gospić. Izidor Kršnjavi left a lasting mark on culture and education in Croatia in the last decade of the 19th century, which is why he is often referred to as the most successful minister in the history of the Croatian education and culture.
Ključne riječi
Kršnjavi, Izidor; School System Reform; Croatia; 19th century
Hrčak ID:
309359
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Datum izdavanja:
31.3.2023.
Posjeta: 709 *