Tradycja a nowoczesność. Uniwersytet jezuicki a współczesne wyzwania globalizacji
Tradition and Modernity. Jesuit University and Contemporary Challenges of Globalization

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to present the most important elements of the Jesuit University concept in the light of globalization processes. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS:The main research problem concerns the answer to the question: is it possible to effectively combine the traditional principles on which the Jesuit model of university education was based with the contemporary needs of the global market of educational “services”? The article uses the analytical and synthetic method of the literature on the subject. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATIONThe article is structured as follows. In the beginning, the theoretical framework, in which the processes of globalization are analyzed in the light of social sciences, was outlined. Then, the most important features of the concept of the Jesuit university were presented, what finally allowed the researcher to define the most important challenges facing higher education, especially Jesuit universities. RESEARCH RESULTS: The presented considerations lead to conclusion that it is possible to combine effectively the traditions of the Jesuit model of education with the contemporary needs of the educational market. Moreover, the Jesuit model of the university seems to be an adequate response to the changes caused by the processes of globalization. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS: The conclusions that emerge from the presented analyzes indicate, first of all, the complementarity of traditional assumptions concerning the concept of the university and modern educational models. The identity of the Jesuit university comes mostly from adopting a holistic vision of the person and an integral model of formation. The combination of tradition and modernity seems to be an accurate formula for the development of Jesuit universities.

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