Published: 2022-12-16

The Salesian Society in the face of the demands of vocational education in the interwar period

Jan Niewęgłowski
Seminare. Learned Investigations
Section: Socio-pedagogical sciences
https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2016.1.04

Abstract

In 1918 Poland regained independence. Reconstruction of the country encountered a lot of problems. Education constituted one of the areas that required a lot of work and expenditure and which suffered from shortage in all its spheres - it lacked structures, experience, textbooks and, in the first place, competent staff. The Salesian Society, which had been present on the Polish territories of Austrian seizure from 1898, actively took part in the country’s reconstruction processes. Comprehensive secondary schools were the first object of Salesian activity. Due to a high number of war orphans, it was also a prerequisite to open orphanages and children’s homes. The Salesians realized that one of the most effective methods of bringing help to poor young people was to enable them to acquire a profession. Therefore, following the indications of their Founder, they commenced organizing vocational training. Establishment of the first vocational school in Oświęcim and consequent opening of other institutions of that type resulted in naming the Salesians as the order of “craft”.

Keywords:

the interwar period, the Salesian Society, vocational education, educational activity, preventive system

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Niewęgłowski, J. (2022). The Salesian Society in the face of the demands of vocational education in the interwar period . Seminare. Learned Investigations, 37(1), 39–51. https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2016.1.04

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