The Change of Polish School Core Curriculum in the Field of Social and Civic Competences. Critical Analysis Cover Image

Zmiana polskich podstaw programowych kształcenia ogólnego w zakresie kompetencji społecznych i obywatelskich. Analiza krytyczna
The Change of Polish School Core Curriculum in the Field of Social and Civic Competences. Critical Analysis

Author(s): Violetta Kopińska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: podstawa programowa; szkoła; kompetencje społeczne; kompetencje obywatelskie; core curriculum; school; social competences; civic competences

Summary/Abstract: A new core curriculum for primary schools became applicable in Poland in the school year 2017/2018. Earlier announcements regarding educational reform emphasized the importance of upbringing in school, highlighting social development of school students and civic education. Therefore, the aim of the research which results are presented in this paper was to determine the scope of changes in the new core curriculum in relation to the social and civic competences articulated there. The method of data collection used in the research was finding secondary sources, and the method of analysing data – content analysis. The results indicate that the “new” core curriculum, like the “old” one, consolidates traditional – transmission model of education and socialization citizenship. This conclusion results both from the general analysis of the structure of the learning outcomes written in the core curriculum as well as detailed analyzes referring to both exposed and marginalized analytical categories. This allows us to believe that the decision to change the core curriculum had nothing to do with the actual reform of education.

  • Issue Year: 9/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 132-154
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish