Where are children? An analysis of the laws on education from 1918—2018 Cover Image

Gdzie są dzieci? Analiza ustaw o szkolnictwie z lat 1918—2018
Where are children? An analysis of the laws on education from 1918—2018

Author(s): Weronika Kosmalska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Studies of Literature, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Sociolinguistics, School education, State/Government and Education, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: childhood; ideology; axiolinguistics; literature; law

Summary/Abstract: The article draws on the concept of Law & Literature. The aim of the research is to indicate how the formation of the image of childhood changes in three laws on education from 1918—2018: The Act of 11 March 1932 on the education system, the Act of 15 July 1961 on the development of the education and upbringing system and the Act of September 1991 on the education system. The author analyzes to what extent the child in the above-mentioned legal acts is treated in an objective manner, and to what extent in a subjective manner. Using axiolinguistics, she tries to prove that the image of childhood inscribed in each of the texts is connected with the ideological aims of the authorities and their conception of the state. This thesis is related to the various regimes that prevailed in the Polish lands in the indicated century.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 1-19
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish