Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This scientific work studies the historical discourse of school education in Georgia at the beginning of the 20th century, which aimed to overcome and correct the consequences of the colonial educational policy of the Russian Empire (primarily Russification) in Georgian education, to search for new, progressive ideas in both European and Russian educational views, and to share this experience in the process of restoring and forming the Georgian national school. On the pages of Georgian magazines and newspapers of this era, we find discussions on the processes and innovations taking place in the European and Russian educational systems. For example, the most important topic of school discourse was the progressive pedagogical views shared in the Western educational system, including the „New School Theory“, which was based on the „principles of free upbringing“. The subject of topical criticism was the „Theory of Intellectualism“ and the issue of „Formal Education“ prevailing in the educational schools of the Russian Empire, etc. During this historical discourse, Dimitri Uznadze's „Theory of Experimental Pedagogy“ was created, which promoted the consideration of the individual and age-related characteristics of the child in school education. The scientist tried to understand the Georgian educational system and thought that this was not the only theory that could guide the Georgian school. In the discussion letters published on educational theories and teaching methods, the influence of the views existing in the advanced educational circles of Europe and Russia of that time is felt, at the same time, the focus of attitudes and values in the national-social context is noticeable. In this regard, the conceptual vision of one part of Georgian educators on the formation of national-character learning methods, which would take into account the „mental and physical qualities of the Georgian student“, the national character and mentality of Georgians, is particularly interesting.
Author: Giorgi Loria
Institution: Sokhumi State University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4413919857