The Directions of the Development of the Educational Infrastructure in Poland

• Autorzy: Jadwiga Ratajczak
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The educational reforms introduced in recent years raised hopes for the increase in expenditure on education, the improvement of infrastructure, the expansion of the networks of educational institutions, better furnishings of such institutions, the improvement of working conditions and better salaries for teachers. In fact, all of these reforms morę freąuently brought progressing impoverishment of education rather than any improvement. The reasons for these disadvantageous changes in the Polish education are not a secret. The condition of the Polish economy and finances are well known. Despite the relatively high ratę of economic growth expressed in basie criteria (GNP, consumption, investments), there is no transposition of the achieved results on the achievement of essential social objectives. The proof of this is a very high level of unemployment, inereasing social stratification, growing poverty, the necessity to emigrate in search of work, and the lack of any prospects for young people. The lack of any coherent and consistent economic and social policy in Poland deepens the disbelief in the improvement of the Polish education which largely depends on various forms of the state's support. The latter is so very important because in the conditions of the inereasing impoverishment of the Polish society any attempts to charge it with educational costs are not quite realistic. The dramatic situation and the standing of education problems associated with economy become even more serious because, to a large extent, the state of education has a decisive influence on the success or failure of the economic and social transformations. The solution of national social problems reąuires a new strategic approach to education and science, which must be dealt with as highly profitable investments influencing the social and economic development, and civilization progress, and not as they used to be treated - as costs burdening the state budget and the national economy. (fragment of text)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Education system; Educational system reforms; Educational policy; Financing of education system; Secondary education; Higher education

PL

Oświata; Reforma oświaty; Polityka oświatowa; Finansowanie oświaty; Szkolnictwo średnie; Szkolnictwo wyższe

• Czasopismo: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2007
• Numer: Vol. 10
• Strony: 119--133

Twórcy

autor

Jadwiga Ratajczak

• Higher School of Management and Administration in Opole, Poland

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