Published: 2026-08-28

Pedagogy in the face of political changes in the 1980s and 1990s. Introduction

Wiesław Theiss
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Articles and essays
DOI https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2026.1.8

Abstract

The political changes of the 1980s and 1990s went down in Polish history as a time of transformation, a transition from the system of so-called real socialism to liberal democracy. In the field of education in the broad sense, this process meant a shift from socialist monopedagogy to a multifaceted humanistic and democratic pedagogy. This paper is an attempt to present selected directions and forms of change that took place in pedagogy at that time, starting with the Solidarity social movement, through education "for a new formation", to the first congresses of university educators. The current knowledge on this subject is far from complete and requires systematic research.

Keywords:

political transformation, solidarity, democratic education, conferences of educators

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Theiss, W. (2026). Pedagogy in the face of political changes in the 1980s and 1990s. Introduction. Pedagogical Forum, 16(1), 79–94. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2026.1.8

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