Vocation-oriented education reform in Croatia in the 1970s

Abstract

U radu se predstavlja reforma cjelokupnog odgojno-obrazovnog sustava u Socijalističkoj Federativnoj Republici Jugoslaviji, a samim time i u SR Hrvatskoj te njena implementacija. Naglasak je stavljen na reformu srednjoškolskog obrazovanja, točnije na uvođenje usmjerenog obrazovanja kojim su mladi po završetku srednjeg obrazovanja stjecali prvo zanimanje. Ciljevi reforme bili su: ukidanje dualizma obrazovanja (gimnazije i strukovne škole), pružanje jednakih mogućnosti svima u nastavku obrazovanja te smanjenje nezaposlenosti usuglašavanjem obrazovnih i privrednih potreba. Reforma je od prvih dana implementirana u SR Hrvatskoj, dok je provedba iste u drugim republikama kasnila i do nekoliko godina.The paper presents what led to the reform of the entire educational system in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, particularly in the SR Croatia and the implementation of the reform. Emphasis is placed on the reform of secondary education, namely on vocation-oriented education whereby young people have acquired their first occupation after completing secondary education. The goals of the reform were to abolish the dualism of education (gymnasiums and vocational type of schools), to provide equal opportunities for all who were planning on continuing education, and to reduce unemployment, since the associated labor organizations were in charge of planning educational programs depending on the needs of the workforce. The reform was implemented from the first days in SR Croatia, while its implementation in other republics was delayed by several years