The Educational Mission of the Family: 
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Die Erziehungsmission der Familie: Aktuelle Herausforderungen und neue Konzeptionen
The Educational Mission of the Family: Current Challenges and New Concepts

Author(s): Józef Stala
Subject(s): Family and social welfare
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: family; education; civilization; development;human dignity;

Summary/Abstract: The family is often identified as the place where the future of society is guaranteed or destroyed. As the current family is obviously shifting in many regards in contemporary society the traditional educational responsibilities of the family are challenged. The educational mission of the family supposes intensive and ongoing work with the parents. What parents experience and learn becomes the living source for the pedagogical journey with their children. The author of this article explores various aspects of the new situation of education within the family in XXI century. He also reconsiders the challenges, concepts and contribution of the family in the educational mission in a contemporary European context.

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