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Pero Šimleša

1910 – 1988

Croatian educational theorist

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Lived 1910 – 1988 (aged 78). Pero Šimleša was a Yugoslav and Austrian pedagogue.

Pero Šimleša (27 April 1910 - 2 August 1988) also known as Petar Šimleša, surname sometimes written Shimlesha, was a Croatian university professor and educational theorist.

Biography Šimleša was born on 27 April 1910, in the village of Ljuša near Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown and Jajce and then went on to study pedagogy at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, where he later earned his doctorate in 1951.

During his tenure, Šimleša served as a faculty member at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb from 1946 until his retirement in 1975. He became a full professor at this institution in 1960. "Metodika", 1954: A comprehensive overview of teaching methodology. "Suvremena nastava", 1965: A book on contemporary teaching practices. "Na putu do reformirane škole", 1977: A discussion on the path toward an improved educational system. "Izabrana djela", 1980: A collection of selected works. "Enciklopedijski rječnik pedagogije", 1963 (editor) "Pedagogjia", 1985, 1988, 1990, editor, Prishtina, "Pedagoška enciklopedija", 1989 (editor)

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Who was Pero Šimleša?

Croatian educational theorist (1910–1988)

When was Pero Šimleša born?

Pero Šimleša was born on 27 April 1910 in Jajce.

When did Pero Šimleša die?

Pero Šimleša died on 2 August 1988 in Zagreb.

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Pero Šimleša was a pedagogue.

What nationality was Pero Šimleša?

Pero Šimleša was Yugoslav and Austrian.

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· Wikipedia: Pero Šimleša

· Wikidata: Q125125531

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