CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Kadagishvili, Nino |
|---|---|
| Title | An Assessment of the Educational Needs of Ethnic Minorities in Georgia from an Education Policy Perspective |
| Summary | Education is one of the fundamental rights of a human being and a vital condition for sustainable development of any country. Since regaining independence Georgia has made significant progress in reforming the education system. The country has undertaken several reforms designed at transforming the post-Soviet education system and creating a new system which would be in line with existing demands and be competitive in the international arena (MES, 2018). However, there are still many challenges to the quality and accessibility of education for minorities in Georgia. While statistics and researches about national minorities exist, little is studied about their educational needs in Georgia. This study attempts to fill the gap, identify core educational needs and examine causes that hinder national minority groups’ motivations to get engaged more actively into school and higher education. The research focuses on the largest minority groups in Georgia, ethnic Azeri and ethnic Armenians. By studying the issue two main specific problems are identified, access to education and the quality of that education. Qualitative research through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were carried out. Furthermore, secondary information was collected and analyzed from various reports, strategy documents in this regard. Policy recommendations are made to deal with key problem areas, namely language barrier, poor quality of education methods, and lack of suitably qualified teachers. |
| Supervisor | Orosz Kata |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/kadagishvili_nino.pdf |
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