School Management in Tobolsk Region at the Turn of the 18-19th Centuries

Abstract

The publication is devoted to foundation and development of institutions of the school system supervision and control in Tobolsk region – one of the largest administrative territorial units of pre-revolutionary Russia. Based on the historic documents and archive materials, the author traces dawn the establishment of the supervision and control structure in charge of the educational institutions of different levels in western Siberia. The devel- opment stages of the process are denoted, the regional specifics emphasized (i.e. the vast distances between the towns and settlements, absence of district councils, etc.)In spite of the obvious difficulties, the supervision system was growing along with the number of schools in Tobolsk region at the turn of the 18-19th centuries. Though, in comparison with the European part of the state, the process concerning the establishment of trustees, inspectors and school councils was rather asynchronous and delayed. The research findings might be of interest to the specialists in the His- tory of Education and teachers of Local History.

Keywords

• school management
• head of public school
• caretaker of county schools
• inspector of public schools
• regional school council and its county branches
• diocesan school council and its branches