Out of Concern for the Youth. Stanisław Podoleński SJ, an (Un)Known Pedagogue

Abstract

The concern for harmonious education of young generations is present in the educational activity undertaken by many environments, from family, school, through the state and church. In the Second Polish Republic, all of these environments were engaged in the discussion what educational direction was appropriate for the future generations. One of the priority tasks was the concern for proper health and physical education of the youth. Stanisław Podoleński, a Jesuit, joined the discourse about the role of health promoting education. The article presents Stanisław Podoleński’s views concerning health, physical as well as sports education as an expression of his concern for the harmonious education of the youth in the Second Polish Republic. Stanisław Podoleński should be included among pedagogues from the Second Polish Republic who were actively engaged in the educational work. Podoleński had a remarkable affinity for the problems of the youth. In his publications, he emphasised the fact that there is an inseparable connection between physical and health education as well as spiritual and intellectual education. In his view, the concern for the harmonious development of all the spheres of the young man is the main obligation of parents, teachers and even of the whole society.

Keywords

• stanisław podoleński, wychowanie fizyczne, wychowanie zdrowotne, ii rzeczypospolita, jezuici, młodzież, dzieci