Public Examinations in Romanian Secondary Schools at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century
The article offers a historical perspective on examination in public secondary schools at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century – a period of maximum expansion of secondary education. The first part of the the article focuses on the institutionalization and formalizati...
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doaj-cc029b31cf31430980d64ed71c1479c52021-06-12T12:22:02ZdeuEditura ARCPlural: History, Culture, Society2345-12622345-184X2021-06-01913152https://doi.org/10.37710/plural.v9i1_3Public Examinations in Romanian Secondary Schools at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century Caramelea, Ramona0Art History Institute, Bucharest, RomaniaThe article offers a historical perspective on examination in public secondary schools at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century – a period of maximum expansion of secondary education. The first part of the the article focuses on the institutionalization and formalization of examination practices, while the second one discusses the shaping of the examination as a topic, following the discourses produced by different social actors. In the second half of the 19th century, the school was perceived as an instrument for social mobility based on the meritocratic ideal and as an element of national and state building, being given the role of inoculating a national identity. Within this socio-educational context, secondary schools represent the recruitment pool of the administrative elite and ensure the acquisition of cultural capital necessary for accessing various positions, all these aspects shaping the social functions of exams. The documentary analysis based on archival sources revealed a nuanced social perspective, in which the teaching staff and the parents give new meanings to the concept of examination and design new functions for exams.https://plural.upsc.md/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/03_Caramelea_articol.pdfsecondary schoolsexaminationsformalization of examination practicessocial mobilitymeritocracy |
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Public Examinations in Romanian Secondary Schools at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century |
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Public Examinations in Romanian Secondary Schools at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century |
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Public Examinations in Romanian Secondary Schools at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century |
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Public Examinations in Romanian Secondary Schools at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century |
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Public Examinations in Romanian Secondary Schools at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century |
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public examinations in romanian secondary schools at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century |
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Plural: History, Culture, Society |
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The article offers a historical perspective on examination in public secondary
schools at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century –
a period of maximum expansion of secondary education. The first part of the
the article focuses on the institutionalization and formalization of examination
practices, while the second one discusses the shaping of the examination
as a topic, following the discourses produced by different social actors. In
the second half of the 19th century, the school was perceived as an instrument
for social mobility based on the meritocratic ideal and as an element of national and state building, being given the role of inoculating a national
identity. Within this socio-educational context, secondary schools represent
the recruitment pool of the administrative elite and ensure the acquisition
of cultural capital necessary for accessing various positions, all these aspects
shaping the social functions of exams. The documentary analysis based on
archival sources revealed a nuanced social perspective, in which the teaching
staff and the parents give new meanings to the concept of examination and
design new functions for exams. |
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secondary schools examinations formalization of examination practices social mobility meritocracy |
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https://plural.upsc.md/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/03_Caramelea_articol.pdf |
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