Modern Trends in the Teaching of the History of Education in Selected Academic Institutions

Abstract

One of the subjects comprising the education of future educators is the history of education. Within the framework of the classes, the students are taught the issues of the Polish and general history of education, namely, pedagogical practice and the history of pedagogical thought. Not only are the achievements of general pedagogy and its sub-disciplines taken into account, but so are very important achievements of philosophy, sociology, or psychology, due to the interdisciplinary nature of pedagogy.The article presents contemporary trends in the teaching of the history of education in selected academic institutions. The authors present a reflection on the significance of the history of education as a subject within pedagogical studies. In their analysis of syllabuses (curricula), they indicate two main tendencies: substantive and formal. The former concerns the subject matter of the classes conducted on the history of education, while the latter is connected with statutory and organizational changes which have led to fewer and fewer hours being allocated to this subject and the nomenclature of this course being changed. That is why it seems so important to reflect on the role of history education within pedagogical education, understood not only as providing knowledge, but also as a form of development and popularization of pedagogical culture.

Keywords

• historia wychowania
• studia wyższe
• kształcenie akademickie
• współczesne tendencje
• programy nauczania