Educational processes in Khmelnytsky region in the conditions of Nazi occupation (according to the materoals of the Proskuriv newspaper "Ukrainian Voice")

Abstract

The article analyzes the course of educational processes in Khmelnytskyi region during the Nazi occupation. The main source for the preparation of the investigation was the materials of the newspaper "Ukrainian Voice", published in Proskuriv from 1941 to 1943. The content of the publications, contained in this magazine, is characterized, the attention is paid to the personalities involved in its publication. It is shown that many of the posts had a pronounced propaganda orientation. The education system in the region is characterized. Statistics on the number of schools in the Khmelnytskyi region, as well as student performance indicators are presented. It was found that in the field of schooling in the specified period there were a lot of problems: unsatisfactory condition of school premises, low attendance of students and lack of textbooks. It is proved that the authorities made significant efforts for the proper organization of the educational process - carried out repairs, imposed fines on parents who did not allow children to attend classes. Changes in school curricula after the establishment of the occupation administration in the region were observed. Emphasis is placed on the activities of the Medzhibizh Library. It is established that the school education system was used for the purpose of ideological influence on the local population. The activity of vocational education institutions in Khmelnytskyi region is analyzed. Features of their functioning are described. It is proved that the vast majority of them were represented by short-term courses and vocational schools. Based on newspaper materials, the features of the entrance campaigns in this period are analyzed. The level of material and technical support of educational institutions is characterized. Attention is paid to the activities of the Ukrainian Industrial Society in the field of education. The Kamianets-Podilskyi Teachers’ Institute was an important center for training teachers for schools in the Khmelnytskyi region during that period. Its role as an educational center in the region is highlighted. The number of students of this institution has been established. It is found out that obtaining a professional qualification at that time was usually paid. It is proved that in vocational education institutions specialists were trained in those sectors of the economy whose human resources were the most valuable in terms of their further exploitation in favor of the Third Reich.