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POKOLENIE Z W PRZESTRZENI EDUKACJI FORMALNEJ: POTRZEBY I WYZWANIA
GENERATION Z IN FORMAL EDUCATION SPACE: NEEDS AND CHALLENGES

Author(s): Marzena Blachowska-Szmigiel
Subject(s): Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Sociology of Education
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: education; liquid modernity; Generation Z; school; university;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the role and tasks of the modern school and university in relation to the educational needs of Generation Z, born and raised in the realities of liquid modernity. Given the peculiarityof these realities, the key need of contemporary society in general, and of Generation Z in particular,appears to be the development of learning competences. The role and task of the school and universitytherefore boils down to teaching how to learn, to enjoy discovering the truth and sharing it. The aimof this article is to answer the questions to what extent school and university institutions fulfil this roleand task, and what challenges they face.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 70
  • Page Range: 167-184
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish