Slovak Education in the Process of Change – from Unsuccessful Reforms
to the Current Curricular Transformation

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https://doi.org/10.54937/2026.9788056112410.351-360

Autor/ Author: Dana Kovalčíková

In: DOKOR 2025. Recenzovaný zborník z interdisciplinárnej doktorandskej konferencie

ISBN: 978-80-561-1241-0

Strany/ Page Range: 351-360

Rok vydania/ Publication Year: 2026

Jazyk/ Language: Slovak

Vydavateľ/ Publisher: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku

Abstrakt/ Abstract: Since 1989, Slovak education has undergone several reforms, all with the common goal of improving the quality of education. However, most of them have failed due to political changes or incomplete implementation. The current curriculum reform represents an attempt at systemic change, focused on developing literacy, metacognition, and character in students.  instead of overloading them with factual content. New features include a cyclical structure of education, an emphasis on individual support, and the interconnection of educational areas. The article provides not only an analysis of the reforms that have shaped Slovak education in the past, but also the preliminary results of research conducted in pilot schools involved in the ongoing curriculum reform, which highlights the current level of teachers' readiness for change and identifies the main obstacles to its implementation.

Kľúčové slová/ Keywords: implementation, curriculum reform, education, curriculum, education, change

Citácia/ How to cite:

KOVALČÍKOVÁ, Dana, 2026. Slovenské školstvo v procese zmien – od neúspešných reforiem k súčasnej kurikulárnej transformácii. In: DOKOR 2025. Recenzovaný zborník z interdisciplinárnej doktorandskej konferencie. Online. Ružomberok: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku, 2026, s. 351-360. ISBN 978-80-561-1241-0. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.54937/2026.9788056112410.351-360

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