Academic Andragogic Society – 25 years of experience in the work for Polish theory and practice of adult education

Abstract

2018 marks the 25th anniversary of establishing Academic Andragogic Society (in Polish: Akademickie Towarzystwa Andragogiczne, abbrev.: ATA), a countrywide social research entity. The article recalls its origin, history, organizational transformations and the most important trends in its activity over the past quarter of a century.The author also tries to assess the achievements of the Academic Andragogic Society in its most significant areas set at the beginning of its operation. The article is an interesting contribution to the history and practice of Polish adult education and the social research movement in social sciences in the Third Republic of Poland.

Keywords

• akademickie towarzystwo andragogiczne (1993–2018)
• historia edukacji dorosłych
• edukacja dorosłych w polsce
• polska andragogika