Stanisław Michalski (1928–1990) – twórca poznańskiej szkoły historii wychowania
Stanisław Michalski (1928–1990): The Founder of the Poznań School of the History of Education

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is professor Stanisław Michalski – a pedagogue by education and practice, researcher of the history of education, and supervisor of numerous historians of education. The aim of the publication is to present Michalski in the context of his scientific and organizational achievements, related primarily to the creation of a separate unit dealing with the history of education at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań, the Department of the History of Upbringing, and of which he became the first Head. The genesis and motives for establishing this research unit, as well as the first period of its activity, are described. The main areas of his research interests are presented, focusing on the views of outstanding social and educational activists of the 19th and 20th centuries, the history of agricultural education and the education of rural youth, the history of the professional teaching movement and teacher education in Poland, as well as his clearly defined views on the methodology of the history of education. The professor’s activity in the academic bodies of AMU, his extensive experience as a promoter, as well as his cooperation with academic centers from all over Poland were marked. The factual method was used, i.e. a critical analysis of source materials (archival and printed), and numerous studies on the subject matter were performed.

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