| Abstract [eng] |
The object of this master thesis is education system of the ethnic minorities and supply of textbooks to their general education schools. The main purpose – to evaluate the minorities’ education system, in the research to clarify the main ethnic minorities’ problems and shortcomings in their own supply of the textbooks which are published in minorities languages or is intended to teach state language. The main purpose is obtained by accomplishing these tasks: to analyze the situation of ethnic minorities in Lithuania, to assess the situation of minorities education (the regulation of Lithuanian ethnic minorities education in laws and other legislation; the situation of ethnic minorities schools system); to analyze supply of textbooks to general education schools of ethnic minorities; diagnose particularities of supply; analyze the repertoire of textbooks; to investigate the situation of supply of the textbooks which are published in minorities languages or is intended to teach state language. To ensure the ethnic minorities right to maintain their native language an opportunity to study in that language or learn it in general education schools or non-formal educational institutions is provided in Lithuania. However, in general education schools studying in native language is maintained only for numerous ethnic minorities. Textbooks for ethnic minorities are published only in Russian and Polish. Analysis of textbooks supply process and the repertoire, the investigation led to the conclusion that the supply got some significant weaknesses such as slow and sluggish renewal of textbooks fund, lack of textbooks choice, the use of old textbooks in learning process, translation into minority language deficiencies, textbooks prices and funds allocated to them to buy non-compliance. The research also indicates that some of the respondents are satisfied by the supply situation, funding for textbooks is normally sufficient, in most schools parents do not need to purchase textbooks; some schools receive support in their native language textbooks from Poland or Russia. It also became clear that the Polish minority is better supplied with textbooks, they got more textbooks, and there are more new textbooks in repertoire, while the number of Russian language textbooks should also be transferred or new textbooks should be published. This master thesis can be useful for those who are interested in ethnic minorities and their educational characteristics, the supply of textbooks, for publishers who are considering publishing textbooks in minorities’ languages. |
