BéÂla LászÂló: On the EduÂcaÂtionÂal Level of HunÂgarÂiÂans in SloÂvaÂkia
The study has five chapÂters that deal with the issues relatÂed to the eduÂcaÂtionÂal level of HunÂgarÂiÂan minorÂiÂty in SloÂvaÂkiÂa.
In the first chapÂter, the author outÂlines the geoÂgraphÂiÂcal, terÂriÂtoÂriÂal diviÂsion of the HunÂgarÂiÂan minorÂiÂty, and its denÂsiÂty on the lanÂguage terÂriÂtoÂries. ConÂseÂquentÂly, on 410 terÂriÂtoÂries the HunÂgarÂiÂan popÂuÂlaÂtion forms the majorÂiÂty of the popÂuÂlaÂtion. ThereÂfore, the HunÂgarÂiÂan nationÂalÂiÂty is conÂsidÂered as an ecoÂnomÂic, and mainÂly agriÂculÂturÂal facÂtor.
The secÂond part analyÂses the eduÂcaÂtionÂal levÂel, in harÂmoÂny with the presÂent EuroÂpean direcÂtionÂs, focusÂing mainÂly on the three-ÂlevÂel highÂer eduÂcaÂtion and life-Âlong eduÂcaÂtion.
The third chapÂter deals with the analyÂsis of the eduÂcaÂtionÂal level of the HunÂgarÂiÂan nationÂalÂiÂty, dividÂing it into five theÂmatÂic partÂs. These are based on the popÂuÂlaÂtion senÂsus made in 1991 and 2001. The detailed analyÂsis show the changes of those who were on the level of those who have eleÂmenÂtary, secÂondary, high school with or withÂout leavÂing examÂiÂnaÂtion, highÂer eduÂcaÂtion, and the negÂaÂtive and posÂiÂtive develÂopÂment tenÂdenÂcies of the HunÂgarÂiÂan nationÂalÂiÂty.
The third chapÂter analyÂses the reaÂsons of lower a eduÂcaÂtionÂal levÂel, disÂcussing in detail the tenÂdenÂcies of changes in the last 15 years in high-Âschool and highÂer eduÂcaÂtion and how these affect the increase the eduÂcaÂtionÂal level of HunÂgarÂiÂanÂs.
It can be statÂed that the HunÂgarÂiÂan nationÂalÂiÂty after the sysÂtem changes could not mobiÂlize its reserves to eduÂcaÂtionÂal increase, moreÂover, in many casÂes, lagÂging behind was moÂre charÂacÂterÂisÂtic. The study describes in detail the age groups of the HunÂgarÂiÂan nationÂalÂiÂty, and/or eduÂcaÂtionÂal and qualÂiÂfiÂcaÂtionÂal sitÂuÂaÂtion by proÂporÂtions of the total popÂuÂlaÂtion on the basis of offiÂcial staÂtisÂtiÂcal data and furÂther proÂvidÂed staÂtisÂticÂs. Thus, it is posÂsiÂble to see where the eduÂcaÂtionÂal and qualÂiÂfiÂcaÂtionÂal level of the HunÂgarÂiÂan nationÂalÂiÂty should be and what are the strateÂgic goals in these sphere that should be achieved.