Educational policy towards migrants – childrens from Ukraine in Polish school Cover Image

Polityka oświatowa wobec migrantów – uczniowie z Ukrainy w polskiej szkole
Educational policy towards migrants – childrens from Ukraine in Polish school

Author(s): Marek Syrnyk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Sciences, Government/Political systems
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: immigrants; Ukraine; pupils

Summary/Abstract: The rise in the number of immigrants from Ukraine in Poland is clearly visible in years 2003–2014. The main part of it is economic immigration, caused by a worsening economic situation of Ukraine and political instability, including military conflict connected with Russian aggression. More and more numerous group, beyond adult citiziens, are children and pupils, who are obliged to continue their education in our country. For example, students from Ukraine (their number, universities where they study, majors of education) it seems that the analysis of the stay in Poland of pupils – citizens of Ukraine in Polish schools has not been carried yet. The aim of the article is to analize this issue. Legal, financial and territorial (divided into types of schools and educational institutions) issues as well as the numbers of students have been discussed. Also the issue of learning mother tongue by pupils has been discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 53-72
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish