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Dear all,

I am currently performing a comparative study of educational systems across Europe with a focus on the use of schoolbooks and Hungary is a country I'm also researching. Who can and wants to answer a few questions about schoolbooks in Hungary?
I stated them below... Many many thanks for your help!

By the way: I already contacted the Hungarian ministry of education and the embassy, but with little to no response (yet) , that's why I'm reaching out on this forum...

Kind regards from the Netherlands,
Nicoline Nagtzaam
You can contact me on: nicoline.nagtzaam@ormit.nl or even quicker by telephone on 0031 610970549.

Questions:

Books and education system
1.    How many schoolbooks per year does a pupil need regarding textbooks and workbooks? (primary and secondary school)
2.    What is the average price of new textbooks? And of workbooks?
3.    Who pays eventually for the books, parents/students or the school/government?


Decision making
1.    Who decides what books will be used? (teacher/head of department/school management/ government) Is it the same for primary and secondary education?
2.    How often do schools/teachers change methods, with order words: how many years are schoolbooks being (re)used ? Who decides on the change (teachers or governmental bodies) and what are the reasons for change?

Needs
1.    Do you know how the distribution of schoolbooks is managed at the moment and is there a need for change in this way? I mean by this: do pupils buy the books themselves by a bookstore and pay for the books, or do they get the books from school, or is there a distributor that delivers the books to the pupils, orÂ…?
2.    Do you think that there is a need for cheaper schoolbooks, or for a rental system of schoolbooks in some kind?


ICT in schools
1.    Are schools using digital learning methods? What is the price level of these methods compared to the hard copy version?
2.    Are schools using (specialised) pupil administration software systems (for example to administer absence of pupils)?  If yes, which one? If not, is there a need for it?


Closure
Do you know any teachers or industry experts in your country that I could contact for this research?

Thank you very much for your time and effort!
Kind regards,
Nicoline Nagtzaam