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• The Discourse on Hygiene in Relation to the Role of Public Teachers in the ’Néptanítók Lap’ between 1922–1924

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  Tamás Frank

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  169

  The Covid epidemic has highlighted that the health care system alone is not enough to tackle a pandemic affecting a large population. In addition to medical and public health activities, there is also a need for educational activities in the education subsystem, involving the professionals involved. This is why it is important to look at the issue of health education in schools from a historical perspective, given the epidemics of our time. In the turbulent social and political environment following the First World War, public health was a less favoured area for policy-makers, while the physical and psychological trauma of soldiers returning from the war and the health of those left behind was a serious problem. The virulent Spanish flu, which affected millions of families across Europe, the devastating tuberculosis in our country, but especially the diphtheria and influenza, which were dangerous for children, posed a serious challenge to the scientific and educational scene in Hungary. The spread of a healthy lifestyle and education was not helped by the environment of schools (attitude of the maintenance staff, quality of the built environment, sociocultural tradition of the rural population, rapid spread of urban life). The alternative health approach and the life reform movement, although sporadically emerging in the period, did not appear in the mainstream of pedagogy, and health education progressed slowly, while, for example, child mortality, which is also linked to the health-conscious behaviour of parents, was blatantly high. The appointment of Kuno Klebelsberg as minister (1922) can be seen as a paradigm shift, as he is not only exposed as a minister with considerable experience in state administration, but also as a conceptual cultural politician who understood the challenges of education and popular education at the micro and macro levels. In our research, we analysed the relevant issues of the People's Teachers' Journal - a standard-setting publication of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, which serves as a guide for teachers in practice - using qualitative thematic content analysis. The selected period: 1922–1924. Our questions are: how is the situation of school health reflected in the journal? What roles and tasks do and would policy-makers delegate to the folk teachers? What extracurricular tasks do they assign to teachers in the field of health education? Are there any patterns in the discourse in relation to school leaders? How have the teachers' organisations received it and what suggestions have they made to policy-makers and practitioners?

• HOW THE MASS MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE AFFECTS INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY

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  Trime Halili

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  225

  The paper explores the journey of an organization that is a small intentional community, whose objective is to contribute to the new forms of sociality as well as the artistic and cultural life of the youth in the city of Tetova in North Macedonia. For the sake of better comprehension concerning how mass media can affect the public discourse, a case study is examined of a recent incident that happened in the community. The methodology used for this study is applied anthropology as a practice, which involves a problem-solving approach that draws on the knowledge and skills of anthropology to develop culturally sensitive solutions to the challenges this community faces.

• Between Tradition and Modernity: Navigating Ethical Leadership in Jordan’s Hybrid Organizational Culture

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  Maram Hani Falah Alshawabkeh

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  33

  This study investigates the evolving dynamics of ethical leadership within Jordan’s public sector, focusing on the Ministry of Water and Irrigation as a representative case. Through an ethnographic methodology involving in-depth interviews and participant observation, the research explores how leaders navigate the intersection of traditional socio-cultural norms and modern managerial frameworks. The findings reveal that ethical leadership in Jordan operates within a hybrid moral system, where formal values such as procedural fairness and institutional accountability coexist with—and are often challenged by—informal obligations tied to tribal loyalty, kinship networks, and communal expectations. Gender and generational shifts further complicate this ethical landscape, as younger and female leaders increasingly advocate for transparency, meritocracy, and gender equity. The study highlights the necessity of adopting a culturally responsive, pluralistic understanding of ethical leadership that reflects the complex realities of Jordanian organizations. These insights have practical implications for leadership development programs and contribute to the broader discourse on ethical leadership in non-Western contexts.