NOVÉ ÚLOHY UČITEĽOV NA SLOVENSKU V OBDOBÍ VRCHOLIACEHO STALINIZMU (1948 – 1953)

• Authors: Gabzdilová Soňa

Title variants

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New tasks of teachers in Slovakia during the period of culmination of Stalinism (1948 – 1953)

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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The paper analyse a new situation of teachers in Slovakia during the period of culmination of communist dictate, when the whole educational process on all levels of schools was subordinated by direct dictated of the one political subject – the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (CPC). To the ideology of CPC – Marxism-Leninism was subordinated also all activity of teachers. The pedagogues were exposed to the strong ideological pressure. The paper is offering a picture about strategy applied toward teachers, who were not conforming to the requirements of CPC. The pedagogues who were unwilling to comply with the new conditions, were released, or transferred to schools in the remoted regions situated in small villages. The leadership of CPC was fully aware of deep influence which teachers have upon pupils and students. The paper is mapping the strategy of school authorities in pursuance of education in line with ideology of Marxism-Leninism. Teachers were obliged to attend various ideological and political lectures and classes. At the same time they were obliged to increase their qualification via study in addition to their teaching duties. The paper also elaborates on various activities performed by pedagogues, which were not connected to their professional duties.

Keywords

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EDUCATION; COMMUNIST PARTY OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA; TEACHERS; STALINISM

• Publisher: Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovak Republic
• Journal: Studia Historica Nitriensia
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 137 – 154

Contributors

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Gabzdilová Soňa

• Centrum spoločenských a psychologických vied, Spoločenskovedný ústav SAV Košice, Karpatská 5, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic