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Polskie szkolnictwo mniejszościowe... w multietnicznym środowisku czeskiego Śląska Cieszyńskiego
Polish Minority Education in the Multiethnic Environment of Czech Cieszyn Silesia

Author(s): Jiří Muryc
Subject(s): Language acquisition, Western Slavic Languages, School education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Cieszyn Silesia; Zaolzie; education; Polish national minority; language situation;

Summary/Abstract: The present paper describes the linguistic situation in the Czech part of Cieszyn Silesia in the Czech Republic (the Zaolzie region) on the basis of the history and present condition of Polish minority education, which has a long tradition in this area. The author focuses on a general description of the linguistic situation while presenting a more detailed view of the contemporary condition of minority education in Zaolzie. He cites current student numbers and reflects, among other, on the problems and challenges faced by minorities in Polish schools.

  • Issue Year: 13/2022
  • Issue No: 359
  • Page Range: 154-161
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish
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