Napredak: Naučno-pedagoška smotra, XV. tečaj

The fully bound annual of the magazine Napredak for 1914 brings together all ten issues published during the same year and represents a valuable document of Croatian pedagogical, cultural and intellectual history. This copy is particularly important because of the historical moment of its creation: it is a volume published in the first year of the First World War, during a period of great social and political upheavals that strongly marked the European and Croatian space.

The content is divided into several thematic units. The column Practical Pedagogy, edited by Milan Pejnović, publishes texts on upbringing, school work, child psychology, methodology, native training, calligraphy, school order and other practical issues of teaching. An important place is occupied by contributions by Davorin Trstenjak, who is among the most represented authors in this volume.

The series Obzor po pedagoški svijetu, edited by Davorin Trstenjak, provides reviews of pedagogical literature and educational opportunities in various countries, including Slovenian, Russian, Czech, German, English and Spanish, as well as reviews of American educational experiences. The Literary Review section, edited by Josip Škavić, contains book reviews and ratings, while the Small Articles and Notes section, edited by Stjepan Basariček, brings together shorter professional, linguistic and informative contributions.

This bound set is particularly interesting to collectors and researchers of the history of education, pedagogy and Croatian cultural periodicals, as it represents a complete volume of a reputable professional publication in one book.