Philosophy of values as the basis of the directions in the development of educational science in Poland (1918‒1939)

Abstract

Pedagogy of culture in Poland has experienced a broad, diverse and multi-threaded kind of development. A personal-creative role of values in the process of education lies at its core, while the pluralism of its directions stems from the different philosophical bases (along with religions affiliated with them) that became the constituents of its concepts. The article presents the clas-sification of the selected directions in the development of educational science. It brings out both their individuality and specificities. The core aim is to present the panorama of directions within the ‘pedagogy of culture’ in Poland in 1918-1939 with their philosophical and educational foundations, also characteristic of the rest of Central Europe at the time.