Wanda Bobrowska-Nowak (1925–2003) – badaczka polskiego dziedzictwa pedagogicznego i psychologicznego
Wanda Bobrowska-Nowak (1925–2003): A Researcher into the Polish Pedagogical and Psychological Heritage

Summary/Abstract: In the presented research, a biography of Prof. Wanda Bobrowska-Nowak (1925–2003) is presented. She was a Polish historian of education who carried out her didactic and scientific activity in the University of Łódź and the University of Silesia in Katowice. Her scientific interests were mostly focused on the history of education, resocialization, care pedagogy, therapy, as well as on moral education and history of Polish psychology. She held numerous academic positions, among others being the Head of the Department of History of Education, the Head of the Institute of Pedagogy and the Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology at the University of Silesia in Katowice. Bobrowska-Nowak had family ties with Vilnius and she collaborated with the Polish University located in Vilnius. She was a supervisor of numerous MA theses and eleven doctoral dissertations. Her fruitful scientific research and creative effort in the field of history of education (with a special focus on pre-school education in Silesia and the output of Polish psychology) have resulted in many scientific works and articles, which brought closer one of the mainstays of pedagogy. Bobrowska-Nowak has made a tremendous contribution to the development of pedagogical thought and its transformations. Her publications are of precious aid for historians of education, educators, and pedagogy students. Moreover, they can be helpful in instilling respect for the tradition of didactics and moral education.

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