Regional culture traditions in the school education content : contribution to ethnopedagogy

Abstract

The contemporary trends of global development strongly alter the functioning of people in a multicultural environment. What is important, is the contents of school education which would help students find themselves in different social conditions. This notion includes regional tradition necessary to shape the identity of individuals and to prevent their alienation. The presented descriptions of the cultivation of the Silesian traditions at schools indicate that the content is presented in intentional as well as incidental school situations and extracurricular activities, and thus they cover a wide spectrum of cultural, linguistic, and artistic concepts. Their juxtaposition shows an interdisciplinary approach in the selection of the educational content, which indicates that the assumptions of ethnopedagogy are realized in the school practice. The achievement of its objectives determines the definition of the pedagogical standards aimed at engaging people in the life of the local communities.