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Crisis of democracy and education reforms in Poland after 30 years of political transformation
Crisis of democracy and education reforms in Poland after 30 years of political transformation

Author(s): Bogusław Śliwerski
Subject(s): State/Government and Education
Published by: OFFICINA SIMONIDIS. Wydawnictwo Uczelni Państwowej im. Szymona Szymonowica w Zamościu
Keywords: educational reforms; educational policy; critical pedagogy; school; democracy; contradiction; educational perpetrators; educational policy

Summary/Abstract: In this article I explain the reasons for betrayal of elites in the context of fundamental assumptions of the “Solidarity” movement in the years of 1980-1989. As a result, Polish society abandoned the deliberative and participatory democracy. I look at how education as a science and practice of education fits into democratization of the Polish state and society. The key meaning for me has the perception of education as a common good, as environments and entities, institutions or management practices which participate in the democratic society. In the transition period in Poland from 1989 till 2019 education did not become a source of ongoing changes in the country. I make a critical analysis of educational policy in Poland during the 30 years of the political transformation.

  • Issue Year: 13/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 293-310
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English