ETHNIC DISTANCE BETWEEN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SKOPJE REGION
Date Issued
2020-11
Author(s)
Dushka Matevska
Zoran Matevski
Abstract
As a part of the democratic tendencies of our society. the idea that that no child should
study in any language other than the one it speaks at home is seen as imperative, because
otherwise. it would imply that the language spoken at home is somehow inferior. This concept is
implemented in the constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia as well as the law for primary
and secondary education. The Republic of North Macedonia is a multicultural and a
multiconfessional society in which children of different ethnic groups study in their native language
either In different schools or in the same school. but in different shifts. In this paper we will try to
establish to what extent the ethnically segregated society affects the ethnic distance between
students from different ethnic groups, specifically their read iness to accept certain social relations
with the ethnic other. In the process of building his or her ethnic identity. childhood has an
essential role. The process of differentiating from the ethnic and religious other takes place
through traditions, culture and language. in which the "other" is also a part of the process. The
existing barriers between students are more easily overcome through direct contact between
students. whether these differences are based on a difference in language, religion or other
elements of culture. Ethnic segregation in the educational process not only disables the creation
of direct contact between students, but also between all other participants of the educational
process, such as teachers and parents. The key question which is asked is whether the ethnic
segregation in the primary education in the Republic of North Macedonia increases the ethnic
distance between ethnic groups, a phenomenon which can cause the disintegration of
Macedonian society in the long run.
study in any language other than the one it speaks at home is seen as imperative, because
otherwise. it would imply that the language spoken at home is somehow inferior. This concept is
implemented in the constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia as well as the law for primary
and secondary education. The Republic of North Macedonia is a multicultural and a
multiconfessional society in which children of different ethnic groups study in their native language
either In different schools or in the same school. but in different shifts. In this paper we will try to
establish to what extent the ethnically segregated society affects the ethnic distance between
students from different ethnic groups, specifically their read iness to accept certain social relations
with the ethnic other. In the process of building his or her ethnic identity. childhood has an
essential role. The process of differentiating from the ethnic and religious other takes place
through traditions, culture and language. in which the "other" is also a part of the process. The
existing barriers between students are more easily overcome through direct contact between
students. whether these differences are based on a difference in language, religion or other
elements of culture. Ethnic segregation in the educational process not only disables the creation
of direct contact between students, but also between all other participants of the educational
process, such as teachers and parents. The key question which is asked is whether the ethnic
segregation in the primary education in the Republic of North Macedonia increases the ethnic
distance between ethnic groups, a phenomenon which can cause the disintegration of
Macedonian society in the long run.
Subjects
File(s)![Thumbnail Image]()
Loading...
Name
Ethnics distance betwen primary school students in the Skopje R.pdf
Size
6.35 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum
(MD5):d77b3eeae7540e48f4a007698d0657ad