Slovenians reside in many European countries as well as on other continents. At the end of the 19th century, between WWI and WWII, in the second half of the 20th century, and even until today, Slovenians left (and have been leaving) their ethnic Slovenia lands (in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia and Republic of Slovenia) mostly as economic migrants or they simply wanted to lead a different life. There were also times when they were forced to leave the country because of their language, ethnicity or beliefs, or they tried to escape violence, war or other dangers. Do these people have anything in common with the economic migrants or refugees who came to our country in the 21st century to work or start a new life? They also believe there are better opportunities for building their career or for their children in a country other than their country of origin. Are migrations in the 21st century really something new? Teachers could talk about these topics in history, geography, language or literature lessons. They could help students become aware of their history of emigration and immigration. Moreover, emigration from European countries across the Atlantic or to other European countries was typical not only for Slovenia, but for most European countries, at least at the end of the 19th century and between WWI and WWII. Today most European countries are both emigration and immigration countries. These issues should be addressed and could be implemented in most European countries. School curricula and textbooks should introduce these issues by using through historical facts and real life stories in school lessons. I believe this parallel perspective could help understand complex migration processes of and help the inclusion of newcomers.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 45006083In the second half of the 20th century, Slovenia, as at the beginning of the 21st century, was a country of emigration and immigration. The article shows four personal experiences of emigration from Slovenia or Yugoslavia into three countries and places them in the current research of migration flows from Slovenia (or Yugoslavia) to selected countries (Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden). The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the personal life experiences of Slovene emigrants and to suggest that more knowledge about Slovenes be included in Slovene curricula than economic migrants, refugees in the second half of the 20th century. The aim is to raise awareness of migration processes as a permanent social phenomenon - from kindergartens to university education - with suggestions that teachers encourage their students, parents of parents in kindergartens to research migration within their families and their presentation within the educational process.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 32675587The radio show was intended to discuss the shortage of labor in Slovenia - how to reduce emigration and increase immigration.
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