Conception and Definition of the Democratization of Education

Abstract

Republic of Macedonia at the moment with all the trends for reforms in the educational system, there are still shortcomings in this regard. The intention of Republic of Macedonia since independence, until today is the modernization and adjustment of the system of education to the European developed countries and their upbringing -educational systems. Democratization of education have got one fundamental request, and that is the respect for diversity.

The subject of this survey are the aspects of democratization in the upbringing - education system in the Republic of Macedonia.

The population of the survey is consisted of the students of primary and secondary schools. The sample survey includes pupils of primary and secondary schools in the cities of Tetovo, Gostivar, Skopje and Kumanovo.

In the research survey are applied questionnaires intended for pupils in primary and secondary schools.

The data from the survey are processed by a professional package for data processing SPSS (Statistical package for the social science). The database in this format allows application of statistical methods and techniques of descriptive statistics as well as methods and techniques of inferential statistics.

Keywords: democratization of education, teaching democracy, democratization in the educational system, position of the pupil in contemporary school, role of the pupil in contemporary school.