Education and the upbringing in students hostels of Madrasas in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

UDK: 373.5:28]:005.6

This paper presents a view of upbringing and education activities in student hostels of madrasas of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It aims to point out the significance of educational and upbringing activities within these hostels and to encourage further research on this topic. Hostel and its role in contemporary times is also defined here. The first part of the paper presents an outline of educational and upbringing activities in hostels with an accent on an integrated approach to working with students. The second part offers an outline of educational and upbringing activities in the hostels of the Islamic Community which is planned in accordance with the times of the five daily prayers. The Plan and the Programme of the education and upbringing issued by the Riyaset of the Islamic Community is presented in the third part of the paper. Further, its fourth part, stresses the fact that the primary role in upbringing the students is their parents, whereas in the hostels it is specially assigned upbringing personnel that bear this responsibility. The impact of all the upbringing activities in hostels depends on the ability and competence of the upbringing staff, which, in turn, is also reflected in the work with students in classes. Finally, it mentions documentation of pedagogical activities as a requirement which makes it easier to monitor the development of students along with some conclusions on the subject matter.