Published: 2025-11-17

Problems of School Education in the Pages of Periodicals for Lay Catholics in the Kingdom of Poland in the Years 1905-1914

Aneta Bołdyrew , Renata Bednarz-Grzybek
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2025.32.2.18

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present the main issues of the debate on school education in the Catholic press in the Kingdom of Poland amidst the transformations in social life after the revolution of 1905. The query covered periodicals for lay Catholics: “Dzwonek Częstochowski,” “Myśl Katolicka,” “Polak-Katolik,” “Posiew,” “Prąd,” and “Przewodnik Katolicki.” The analysis concerns the most frequently discussed educational issues in these periodicals, including topics such as denominational versus non-denominational schools, popular education, and girls' education. Attention is given to how the social and national significance of religion was constructed in the context of education. The article discusses the directions of the debate regarding the role of religion in conceptualizing, supporting, and overseeing education within the realities of building a modern nation. Historical-pedagogical research methods and methods of press discourse analysis are employed.

Keywords:

modernity, education, Catholic press, Kingdom of Poland (1905–1914)

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Bołdyrew, A., & Bednarz-Grzybek, R. (2025). Problems of School Education in the Pages of Periodicals for Lay Catholics in the Kingdom of Poland in the Years 1905-1914. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 32(2), 238–250. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2025.32.2.18

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