Reforming The Educational System in Post-Conflict Societies: The Case of Kosovo

Valdon Bytyçi

Session

Education and Development

Description

For post-conflict cultures, the reform of the educational system is of utmost significance. Young people's views of themselves and of others in their social milieu, as well as their social positions and functions, are greatly shaped by what they learn in schools. Postconflict societies must thus give long-term educational planning aimed at creating a society with a renewed mindset first priority. Such a society would support social cohesion, inclusiveness, critical thinking, empathy through perspective-taking, curricular reform, and the promotion of respect for diversity and human rights and freedoms. Efforts in Kosovo's context have been made to reach this goal by means of a legal system encouraging inclusiveness. But much remains to be done to promote public and institutional understanding of the need of its execution. The paper emphasizes Kosovo, where an advanced model of an inclusive educational system has been created for all communities throughout the state-building process. This model is grounded in the Constitution and relevant legislation that ensures equal treatment and includes affirmative measures for minority groups. Moreover, the paper analyzes Kosovo's institutional readiness to carry out laws guaranteeing the change of the educational system, hence supporting the creation of an inclusive and cohesive society. The methodological approach of this study is based on a thorough examination of current literature, prior studies, focus groups with young people, and qualitative techniques such as semi-structured interviews.

Keywords:

Reform, Inclusion, Cohesion, Educational Curricula, Community Rights, Transitional Justice, Integration

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-982-41-2

Location

UBT Lipjan, Kosovo

Start Date

25-10-2025 9:00 AM

End Date

26-10-2025 6:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2025.146

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Reforming The Educational System in Post-Conflict Societies: The Case of Kosovo

UBT Lipjan, Kosovo

For post-conflict cultures, the reform of the educational system is of utmost significance. Young people's views of themselves and of others in their social milieu, as well as their social positions and functions, are greatly shaped by what they learn in schools. Postconflict societies must thus give long-term educational planning aimed at creating a society with a renewed mindset first priority. Such a society would support social cohesion, inclusiveness, critical thinking, empathy through perspective-taking, curricular reform, and the promotion of respect for diversity and human rights and freedoms. Efforts in Kosovo's context have been made to reach this goal by means of a legal system encouraging inclusiveness. But much remains to be done to promote public and institutional understanding of the need of its execution. The paper emphasizes Kosovo, where an advanced model of an inclusive educational system has been created for all communities throughout the state-building process. This model is grounded in the Constitution and relevant legislation that ensures equal treatment and includes affirmative measures for minority groups. Moreover, the paper analyzes Kosovo's institutional readiness to carry out laws guaranteeing the change of the educational system, hence supporting the creation of an inclusive and cohesive society. The methodological approach of this study is based on a thorough examination of current literature, prior studies, focus groups with young people, and qualitative techniques such as semi-structured interviews.