Karin Almasy
An Unintended Consequence: How the Modern Austrian School System Helped Set Up the Slovene Nation
University of Graz
abstract austrian school reforms 1850s 1860s inspired mindset democratic civic revolutions 1848 turned predominantly feudal religious school system modern one brought basic education masses following decades literacy increased basic knowledge spread overwhelming influence catholic church school matters diminished yet unintended consequence reforms also great implications process building turned slovene nation article aims illustrate formation slovene national identitybased use slovene language main marker slovene ethnicitywas implemented large extent help austrian school system efforts centralization systematization modernization measures like creation school subject slovene language slovene reading materials school textbooks statistical categorization within school administrations played crucial role process