Przemiany etosu i roli społecznej nauczyciela w świetle badań biograficznych
Transforming the ethos and social role of the teacher in the light of biographical research

Summary/Abstract: This text attempts to bring about the changes that have occurred in the teaching profession over the past 30 years, against the background of changes in education and in wider social contexts, following a change of system in Poland. They are shown from the perspective of the experiences, life and professional fates of generations of teachers from that period, documented in their diaries, autobiographies and other personal statements. These materials were collected in subsequent editions of nationwide research, using an autobiographical method. The text’s analyses used a category of ethos and social role of the teacher, as well as a generative approach. In turn, the defining issues, subsequent editions of the research, the directions and the extent of tensions and transformations in education and the role of the teacher in the past thirty years were discussed. The analysis concludes with a summary and conclusions.

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