Szkoły z polskim językiem nauczania wyzwaniem dla edukacji XXI wieku - wybrane zagadnienia

Abstract

What has a permanent place in modern educational space is the school system for national minorities, including Poles living in a foreign land. The increasing social mobility and a large number of Polish citizens living abroad necessitate the adjusting of the Polish educational offer for the youngest (children and youth) – also outside Poland. In the presented study, the authoress discusses the significance and consequences of contemporary migration and describes the network and offer of schools with Polish as the teaching language. The research results are also discussed of the studies conducted in Polish educational institutions abroad in selected schools (in Austria, France, and the Czech Republic), which allows for specifying the major problems and parental expectations concerning these institutions. The work is completed with a recapitulation. The study constitutes an introduction to broader research into the activity and functioning of schools with Polish as the teaching language and of the agents (learners, teachers, parents) tightly related to their activity.