Ethical and Moral Education: A National Case Study of Poland.

Autor/in	Janowski, Andrzej
Institution	International Bureau of Education, Paris (France).
Titel	Ethical and Moral Education: A National Case Study of Poland.
Quelle	(1994), (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Educational Policy; Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethical Instruction; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Moral Values; Program Content; Program Evaluation; Role Models; Social Change; Teacher Role; Values Education; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Programmgestaltung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Identifikationsfigur; Sozialer Wandel; Lehrerrolle; Werterziehung; Polen
Abstract	This study explores the Polish experience in values education. Between the years 1944 and 1989 Polish education was often state controlled with the sole purpose of subjugating education to Marxist-Leninist ideology. Over the years the communist party's dictates varied in intensity. Despite the party's efforts to prescribe ethics, certain values remained uncontaminated by communist oriented decision making. While it is difficult to substantiate this with objective research findings, evidence comes from the teachers themselves, especially teachers in the humanities and social sciences, who could observe and monitor values in Polish schools. Three values survived the government's ideologic pressure: (1) knowledge; (2) patriotism; and (3) western civilization. All three of these ideas remained deeply rooted in the minds of both teachers and parents. Four reasons contribute to explaining why patriotism remained an important principle: (1) Polish pre-war schooling followed an early 19th century approach that viewed education as the path toward liberation for subjugated nations; (2) in the majority of families, parents encouraged this attitude; (3) the Catholic Church, a very influential institution in Poland, supported patriotic education; and (4) the communist authorities were unwilling to suppress patriotic education because they were afraid to go against popular attitudes. The study suggests that the new focus for Poland's schools should be mutual understanding, an education for international understanding. Specific programs and curricula are discussed. Contains nine references. (DK)
Anmerkungen	International Bureau of Education, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex France.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC