Belarusian education in Poland in the years 1944–2016 Cover Image

Szkolnictwo białoruskie w Polsce w latach 1944–2016
Belarusian education in Poland in the years 1944–2016

Author(s): Klaudia Soboń
Subject(s): History, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Belarusians; education; Poland; schools; national identity; national minority; culture

Summary/Abstract: Objective of this paper is to show the situation of Belarusian education from1944 to 2016, i.e. in the times of rough and frequent politically motivated changes.It had negative impact on fate of schools with Belarusian teaching language, which are places of building national identity, sustaining seperate tradition,culture and language. In period from 1944 to late 80’s, Polish authorities hadnot developed particular strategy towards minority, thus their situation in PRLwere unstable. As a result, initial growth of education nearly ended on completlyliquidation in the 80’s. New chances for Polish Belarusians were creating withgovernment transformation after 1989. Since this time situation of Belarusiansand their education in Poland are stable.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 114-139
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish