STABILITY PACT

FOR SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE

Georg Eckert InstitUTE

FoR INTERNATIONAL

TEXTBOOK RESEARCH

 

 

 

 

Seminar on

„History curricula and textbooks in Bosnia and Hercegovina“

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina,

05.-08. April 2001

 

Preliminary Draft Agenda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 05.04.2001

14:30 – 15:30 Welcome and Introductions

15:30 – 16:00 Keynote speech

Minister of Education (Federation)

„Perspectives and problems of current history curricula and

textbooks in Bosnia and Hercegovina“

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:00 Keynote speech

Minister of Education (Republika Srpska)

„Perspectives and problems of current history curricula and

textbooks in Bosnia and Hercegovina“

17:00-17:30 Keynote speech

Vizeminister of Education (Federation)

„Perspectives and problems of current history curricula and

textbooks in Bosnia and Hercegovina“

 

17:30-18:30 Discussion

19:30 Opening Dinner

 

Friday, 06.04.2001

9:00-9:30 Keynote speech

Volker Lenhart „Curriculum development in Bosnia and

Hercegovina and examples from other European countries“

9:30-10:00 Discussion

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

10:30-12:30 Working groups

Work in three subgroups

Discussion about the analyses of the history curricula of the three constituent people of BiH –

The inclusion of shared and controversial issues into the curricula: examples and strategies

Working group I: Confession and everyday life in the mediaval and ottoman Period

Working group II: National movements (19th century – 1918)

Working group III: The two Yugoslavias

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:00 Working groups

Continuation

15:00-16:45 Plenary session

Presentation of first results of the working groups

by the rapporteurs of the working group

Discussion

16:45-17:15 Coffee break

17:15-18:30 Working groups

Continuation / Preparing of recommendations

18:30-19:30 Plenary session

Presentation of recommendations

by the rapporteurs of the working groups

Report of the Rapporteur generale

20:00 Dinner / Reception

 

Saturday, 07.04.2001

9:30-10:00 Keynote speech

Nizama Adzemovic (Tuzla) „Teaching history in Bosnia and Hercegovina – a teacher´s perspective“

10:00-10:30 Keynote speech

Heike Karge „History textbooks in Bosnia and Hercegovina“

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12.00 Plenary session

Discussion

12:00-12.30 Setting up of Working groups

Two or more subgroups

Working group I: „Harmonizing history“ – The Ottoman

Period in textbooks of BiH: Strategies and examples

Working group II: „Controversial history“ – The history of the First/Or Second Yugoslavia: Strategies and examples

13:00-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:00 Working groups

Continuation

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

 

16:30-18:00 Working groups

Continuation / Preparation of recommendations

18:00-19:00 Plenary session

Presentation of the results of the working groups

Discussion

19:00-19:20 Break

19:20-20:00 Report of the Rapporteur generale

Final remarks / Strategies on further work

20:30 Closing Dinner

 

Sunday, 08.04.2001

Departures