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STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EASTERN
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Georg Eckert Institute for
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Workshop
„Minorities in the Educational Systems in South Eastern Europe“
25-29 May, 2002,
Braunschweig/Germany
Announcement
Within the framework of a Stability Pact project, the Georg Eckert Institute organizes a workshop on the topic „Minorities in History Textbooks“, which will take place on 25-29 May, 2002. It is intended for historians, history teachers, and (future) history textbook authors from Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania and Yugoslavia (Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia).
In plenary and working group sessions, the about 15 participants will work on current questions related to the presentation of minorities in the textbooks of both the majority and minority groups of the respective countries. On the basis of a questionnaire that will be sent beforehand to the participants, the state-of-the-art of latest textbook presentations will be first assessed and compared at a regional level. Lectures on historical and methodological issues given by academic experts will accompany working groups, in which the participants will conceptualise and discuss ideas and views.
The
aim is to
a)
reshape the
quantitative balance between the representation of minorities and majorities in
textbooks;
b)
define crucial topics
for interpreting the (historical and present) interrelations between majority
and minority groups,
c)
develop concepts, how
to present in a more adequate manner multiethnic, multinational, multireligious
(etc.) societies and their histories in textbooks.
Overall
Guidelines for the Analysis of the Textbooks and Curricula
The Georg Eckert Institute is able to fund the expenses of
about 15 participants from South-East Europe. Further applicants are asked to
bear their travel and accommodation expenses or to apply for financial support
with other institutions.
Applications are to be sent by 30.04.2002 to:
e-mail: karge@gei.de
Fax: ++49 531 590 99 99
Minorities in the Educational
Systems in South Eastern Europe
Seminar of the Georg-Eckert-Institute
for International Textbook Research
Braunschweig, 25 -29 May 2002
Draft Programme
Saturday,
25 May
Arrival of the participants
19.00 Dinner
Sunday, 26 May
Excursion / Day at participants’ disposal
Monday, 27 May
9.30 – 11.00 Opening Lecture: Problems and methods
of minority education – a comparative overview
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
Plenary Sessions and Discussions
11.30 - 13.00
Presentation of
textbook analyses – the state of the art
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.00 The
example of Vojvodina, prospects for the future
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee
Break
16.30 – 18.00 The
example of Transylvania, prospects for the future
20.00 Dinner
Tuesday, 28 May
Parallel Working Group Sessions tutored by experts in
Intercultural Studies
09.30 - 11.00 First Session
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee
Break
11.30 – 13.00 Second Session
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.00 Third Session
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 – 18.00 Evaluation of the
Seminar; Follow-up-activities
20.00 Dinner
Wednesday,
29 May Departure of the participants
