Early Childhood Education and Care for the Hungarian National Minority in Vojvodina, Serbia

Autor/inn/en	Mikuska, Éva; Raffai, Judit
Titel	Early Childhood Education and Care for the Hungarian National Minority in Vojvodina, Serbia
Quelle	In: Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 38 (2018) 4, S.378-395 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mikuska, Éva) ORCID (Raffai, Judit)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-5146
DOI	10.1080/09575146.2018.1479682
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Minority Groups; Civil Rights; Social Bias; Public Policy; Ethnicity; Political Issues; Educational History; Preschool Education; Kindergarten; Preschool Teachers; Cultural Influences; Language Usage; Serbia; Hungary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ethnische Minderheit; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Öffentliche Ordnung; Ethnizität; Politischer Faktor; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sprachgebrauch; Serbien; Ungarn
Abstract	Vojvodina is one of the most ethnically diverse regions in Europe where, according to the latest census in 2011, Hungarians are the largest non-Serb national minority group. In recent decades, this northern province of Serbia has faced continuous depopulation, forcing schools and nurseries to face an uncertain future. We argue that despite the decreasing population in general, the nature of Serbia's minority rights regime currently produces social inequality, as policies that seek harmony by accepting ethnic separation may give rise to future conflict. In these challenging times, we focus on the political culture that is currently functioning in Serbia, in which the Hungarian national minority is (re)positioning itself to secure its own identity. In this paper, we will cover the history and function of the nurseries (bölcsode) and kindergartens (óvoda) of the Hungarian national minority in Serbia. We will cover the early years curriculum and qualification requirements of the early childhood workforce. Furthermore, we will explain the influence of educational and cultural traditions and values through early childhood education and care (ECEC), giving specific attention to the usage of the native language that is fundamental to cultural identity. (As Provided).
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