Education as an Subject of Interest of Polish Political Parties in the Second Decade of the 21st Century. Analysis of Selected Election Programmes Cover Image

Edukacja jako przedmiot zainteresowań polskich partii politycznych w drugim dziesięcioleciu XXI w. Analiza wybranych programów wyborczych
Education as an Subject of Interest of Polish Political Parties in the Second Decade of the 21st Century. Analysis of Selected Election Programmes

Author(s): Ewelina Malendowicz
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Government/Political systems, Politics and society, Comparative politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: political party; electoral programme; education; reform; teacher; student

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to reflect on the pluralism of plansand projects of the school education system in Poland at the end of thesecond decade of the 21st century and the positions of political partiesregarding reforms of children’s and youth education. The hypothesisof the research in the article is the assumption that the electoral programmesof Polish political parties are characterized by a plurality ofeducational visions. They often are proposals for reforms adapting educationto the tasks of the modern economy, market and social changes. Theresearch method used in the article is the analysis of source documents,i.e. political party programmes, as well as their comparative analysis.The programmes of 14 political parties, valid in the second decade ofthe 21st century, were analyzed. These were in the order: DemocraticLeft Alliance (SLD), Labor Union (UP), Polish Labor Party – August 80(PPP-S’80), Party Together, Spring, Green Party, Polish People’s Party(PSL), Democratic Party (SD), Civic Platform (PO), Modern Party, Lawand Justice (PiS), Coalition of the Restoration of the Republic Freedomand Hope (KORWiN), Right Wing of the Republic, National Movement(RN).

  • Issue Year: 18/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 376-392
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish