Comparative Analysis of Adult Education System in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Southeast European Countries

Abstract

Adult education is now recognized as an integral part of the educational system. Considering its importance and relatively weak interest of authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in improving this area, we decided to conduct this research that compares the adventages and disadventages of solutions in Southeast European countries that were part of the former Yugoslavia (Montenegro, Croatia, Nort Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia). The article presents that state of legislation, institutional competencies, funding models, and the status of the adult education profession. The ultimate purpose of this paper is to describe the complexity of the education system within Bosnia and Herzegovina and identify succesful solutions developed in neighboring countries. The primary method used is the comparative one, comparing the system of Bosnia and Herzegovina with that of the regional countries. The content analysis technique was employed to extract necessary data from relevant documents. The article concludes with recommendations for improving the adult education system in Bosna and Herzegovina.