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Wokół edukacji moralnej w Polsce na tle doświadczeń i tendencji anglosaskich
On Moral Education in Poland Against the Background of Anglo-Saxon Experiences and Tendencies

Author(s): Andrzej Zybała
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, School education, Educational Psychology, State/Government and Education, Philosophy of Education
Published by: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych
Keywords: culture; education; education policy; ethics; public policy; religion;

Summary/Abstract: The author’s text addresses the issue of the place of moral education in the educational agenda in Poland, including in the scientific literature. He describes the dynamics of the debate around this issue, the meanings given to it, the continuity vs. the discontinuity in how it is approached. The author proposes the hypothesis that the issue of upbringing/moral education has not been a priority in the educational agenda after 1990. This is due to at least two factors: (1) the lack of historical continuity in the presence of this dimension of upbringing/education in the school system as well as in public life, as it has been in Western countries, and (2) the non-standard shaping of moral issues in the school system (strong permeation of religious and national-independence issues).

  • Issue Year: 152/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 21-41
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish