Polish Secondary School Teachers' Trade Union Against Material Problems of teachers in the 2nd Republic of Poland (1918-1939) Cover Image

Związek zawodowy nauczycielstwa polskich szkół średnich (1921-1930) wobec problemów materialnych nauczycieli w II Rzeczypospolitej
Polish Secondary School Teachers' Trade Union Against Material Problems of teachers in the 2nd Republic of Poland (1918-1939)

Author(s): Barbara Kalinowska-Witek
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Education, Recent History (1900 till today), History of Education, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: secondary school teachers in the 2nd Republic of Poland; teachers' organisations in the period 1918-1939; economic circumstance of teachers

Summary/Abstract: Economic cirumstance of teachers in the interwar period was quite difficult. The regenerative state couldn't meet all needs of its citizens. One of the most important issues was to restore education and to create unified education system. Education Policy was realised by teachers, but their work was not always compensated properly. Teachers organisations came out in defence of their interest. One of them was the Polish Secondary School Teachers' Trade Union (ZZNPSŚ), which many times demanded improvement in life and work conditions of teachers employed both in state and private schools. In the magazine “Ogniwo” (“Link”) publicists made teachers aware their rights, informed about laws and writs issued by educational administrations and informed about the actions performed by the Trade Union to improve financial condition of the education's employees. The subject matter of the present paper is to analise all these activities of the Trade Union, that were described in the magazine “Ogniwo”, the press organ of the Polish Secondary School Teachers' Trade Union (ZZNPSŚ).

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 63-76
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish