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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED218389 AUTHOR: Ludanyi, Andrew
TITLE: The Education of Ethnic Subgroups in Contemporary
Hungary.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1982
NOTE: 18 p.; One line of marginally legible print appears
on page 7.
ABSTRACT: Hungarian state policy affecting ethnic
minorities (Slovaks, Germans, Croatians, Rumanians,
Serbians, and other groups) has been greatly influenced by
political and social developments in the country. The
pluralist perspective that Hungary has maintained
throughout most of its history dates back to King Istvan
I's 11th century admonition that foreigners increase a
country's strength. With the rise of modern nationalism in
the mid-19th century, the multiethnic policy was
temporarily abandoned in favor of assimilationist concerns.
The recent return to pluralism largely resulted from
Hungary's dependence on the support of its national
minorities during the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Current
policy, which sees minorities as links to neighboring
socialist states, requires the acceptance of diversity and
the rejection of forced assimilation of ethnic groups. This
policy is supported by constitutional provisions and other
legislation, and has been translated in education in the
form of programs designed to integrate rather than
assimilate national minorities. The abandonment of the
"automatism" stance (the assumption that minority problems
would be automatically overcome with the advent of a
socialist regime) in favor of deliberate planning resulted
in dramatic improvements in minority education, bilingual
and minority language instruction, and other minority
cultural and educational activities. Whether Hungary will
continue to move toward multiculturalism will depend on the
country's educational/cultural administrators. (Author/MJL)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Bilingualism-; Continuing-Education;
Cultural-Activities; Educational-Policy; Elementary
Secondary-Education; Ethnic-Groups; Foreign-Countries;
Higher-Education; Political-Influences; Social-Integration
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Pluralism; *Educational
Opportunities; *Minority-Groups; *National-Programs;
*Public
Policy
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