Educational problems in the Black Sea correspondences printed in the Georgian press of the beginning of the XX century

Abstract

Issues related to education were actively discussed in the Georgian press since the second half of the 19th century, and they did not lose their relevance even at the beginning of the 20th century. If we follow the publications published in the Georgian press during this period, we will see how the public’s interest in the processes taking place in the world in the field of education was growing. From this point of view, the subject of our interest are the publications that are sent from abroad and analyze the current situation in the field of education, and share their experience with the Georgian readers. In this regard, the subject of our interest are those publications that analyze the education policies and educational models existing in the Black Sea countries and, by sharing their experiences, convince Georgian society of the lack of alternative to creating a national school model, which was to become the cornerstone of the struggle for freedom.
Our goal is to understand, with the help of discourse analysis, to what extent these journalistic narratives resonated with the concept of Ilia and what impact the sharing of international experience could have on raising Georgian public awareness. We think that our research will attract the attention of people who are interested in both educational issues and documentary prose and journalism.