Umbruch, Aufbruch, Abbruch. Schulrecht und Schulreform in der Weimarer Republik – eine Skizze

The world of deviance in the classroom: Psychological experiments on schoolchildren in Weimar Germany

“…In essence, the retention of denominational elementary schools in the Weimar Constitution has come to be known in research as the “Weimar school compromise”. While the SPD was moving towards a secular, unified school, the debates surrounding the school ultimately led to a compromise that primarily involved the State and the Church in deciding the power over the organization of religious education (Kluchert 2012, 443). As Kluchert shows, another problem that arose during the constitutional debates was the negotiation between the powers of the Reich and the Länder .…”

“…The compromise stipulated that the multi-denominational primary school ( Volksschule ) would be the rule, but that primary schools of a particular denomination could also be set up at the request of parents. In fact, denominational segregation of schools remained the rule (Kluchert 2012, 444). On class barriers, the SPD won its wish that all children should attend the same primary school, regardless of their social status or the wealth of their parents.…”