Content Analysis of Reading Books in Serbian Language Used in Elementary School in the Republic of Macedonia: Cultural and Religious Contents

Stojanoska, Gordana (2018) Content Analysis of Reading Books in Serbian Language Used in Elementary School in the Republic of Macedonia: Cultural and Religious Contents. 13th International Balkan Education and Science Congress proceedings.

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Abstract

This research is an analysis of the content of Reading books in the Serbian language in the Republic of
Macedonia. The purpose of the analysis was to determine: 1. What is the representation of
data/titles/authors for culture/religion of their ethnic/religious group (degree of ethnocentrism)? 2. What is
the representation of data/titles/authors for culture religion of ethnic/religious groups that exist within the
territory of the Republic of Macedonia (degree of cultural relativism)? 3. What is the representation of
data/titles/authors for culture/religion of ethnic/religious groups that exist within the territory of the
Republic of Macedonia or has a very small percentage to organize education in their own language?
Research covers ethnic groups like Roma people, Bosnian’s, Croatian’s, etc… who does not have an
education on their own language in elementary schools in Republic of Macedonia. 4. Are some
ethnic/religious groups tend not only to neglect of culture/religion of other / other ethnic / religious groups,
but also to using stereotypes and showing prejudices towards them?
Analysis of the content coveres 800 texts, like short stories, lyryc poems, epic poems, texts from the Holly
books, which are represented in the Reading books in the Serbian language in the Republic of Macedonia
used in the 5-th, 6-th, 7-th and 8-th grade of the primary education. The results show that the most common
Balkan authors in the contents of Reading books in the Serbian language are from Serbia or have Serbian
origin, they are followed by authors from Macedonia, and finally by two Turkish and an Albanian author.
In terms of religious contents, the most common are those which belong to the Christian religion, and when
it comes to relations between the different religions - most frequent are relations of conflict and
misunderstanding. In terms of values, it is remarkable that as a basis for the texts lead the motives which
are building universal values. The messages stored in the hidden curriculum may have representation that
is not well balanced or ethnocentric. Thus, there is big possibility for students to build knowledge which
has gaps and attitudes that do not allow to accept and understand the diversity.
Key words: Content analysis, Reading books, Serbian language, Elementary Schools

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Education
Depositing User:	Josif Petrovski
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2023 09:33
Last Modified:	12 Mar 2023 09:33
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/7464

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