Separate schools - divided community: The role of school in post-war social reconstruction

The experiences of post-conflict societies show that they continue to live with communities that are deeply divided. This process is especially difficult in communities such as the town of Vukovar, where two ethnic groups live in the same town, but lead practically parallel lives, and have virtually...

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Matična publikacija: Review of psychology
14 (2007), 2 ; str. 93-108
Glavni autori: Čorkalo Biruški, Dinka (-), Ajduković, Dean (Author)
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: Elektronička verzija članka
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