The Problems of Secularism in the Albanian School System in 1920 -1930’s

Abstract

After the First World War, the internal situation in Albania was very heavy. Education in Albania developed under the
influence Italians, Austro – Hungarians and French in areas where they had control during war. By creating Lushnja
government, education problems begin to be treated with priority by the Albanian State.Thus the period from 1920 to 1935,
characterized by a long struggle for unification, nationality and secularism of the school system. In this period, three pedagogical
congresses were formed (1920, 1922, 1924) as well as an educational reform that will be entered in the history of Albanian
education as the "Ivanaj reform." As unification, nationalism and secularism served to aid the emancipation and development of
education in Albania’s school system and society; for this reason, it is important to research, understand, and acknowledge this
period. Many studies have addressed the problems of secularism and nationalization within school unification and their efforts
have been recognized; however, we think it would be helpful to make a new analytical overview of these problems which
manifested the development of education in the aforementioned period based on previous studies and research.