Reeducating the Hearts of Bosnian Students: An Essay on Some Aspects of Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In: East European politics and societies: EEPS, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 319-342

Abstract

The article looks into the present education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the influence of politics in the creation and maintenance of segregated schools. It analyzes the concept of "educational protectionism," which underlines the difference between "ethnically correct education" and "adequate education," the latter being embedded in the human rights for group minorities to have education that reflect their language, culture, history, and religion. The article presents a preliminary case study of a multiethnic schoolin Popov Most, Eastern Bosnia, analyzing parents' attitudes toward controversial educational issues such as language, religious teaching, and history.