The Impacts of Ethnicwar in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Education

Abstract

This paper attempts to explore the factors triggering segregated education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BİH) is one of the post conflict societies suffering from damages the ethnic war created. Before starting to war BiH belonged to the Yugoslavia where people from different ethnic groups lived side by side in peace. Along with the onset of the war in Yugoslavia, everything was changed and reversed in BiH. Individuals from different ethnic groups became adversaries to each other. The war created deep ethnic, religious and national segregations in BiH which formerly famous with its multiethnic and multicultural tradition. These divisions extended to education system. The war caused destruction and divided schools, curriculums, teachers, and overall education system of the society. In this study using documentary analysis all sub-themes have been explored and discussed in detail that impact segregated education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Findings display that parents opposition to integrity, lack of trust and international support, politicians and politicized text book and multiple ministries and curriculums are among the factors triggering segregation in education.