Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-2 | Issue-02 | 169-174
Review Article
The Right to Education of National Minorities in FYR of Macedonia: From Exclusion to ‘Inclusive Education’
Msc Odeta Berberi
Published : Feb. 28, 2017
Abstract
The right to education is a fundamental right enshrined in the most important legal documents and
international conventions. Nevertheless in countries with ethnic and linguistic divisions, the right to education is not
guaranteed to all and often it is required a genuine implementation of policies in order to achieve inclusiveness and full
realization of this right. In this paper I will analyze how this right is implemented when it comes to national minorities in
the case of FYR of Macedonia. In the first part of this paper I will compare the educational system before and after the
Ohrid Agreement, to find the root causes of the segregation of pupils with different ethnic background in Macedonian
schools today. This phenomena lead to the necessity of a new approach when it comes to education in divided societies:
that of inclusive education. The last chapter will discuss specific policy suggestions in order to overcome barriers to the
inclusiveness in education. In this paper I will mainly use secondary sources such as reports and studies published by
international and regional organizations. Primary sources will be also consulted such as the Macedonian legislation on
the educational sector from 1991.