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REFLECTIONS ON EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS IN THE AGE OF CRISES
REFLECTIONS ON EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS IN THE AGE OF CRISES

Author(s): Mirosław Kowalski
Subject(s): Education, Editorial
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: cultural-economic context; global systems; educational (school) systems;

Summary/Abstract: The beginning of the XXI century can be considered as the decade of “everything”. A crisis, by its own nature, causes destabilization in various areas of social and cultural functioning as it affects the entire system without bypassing any function or structure. As a consequence, the weaknesses of a given socio-cultural system are revealed, all the while pointing towards a need for change. The process in question also applies to education which is responsible for creating the appropriate environment and conditions for human learning in a given cultural-economic context. Therefore, a person - along with his surroundings creates a specific system - in which he becomes sensitive to changes in a sociocultural context both on the macro-, exo- and micro-level. Bearing in mind the assumptions of psycho-pedagogical and educational concepts, the individual along with the systems he creates is subjected to environmental influences not just directly - through entering specific interpersonal interactions, but also indirectly - through the influence exerted by its products .

  • Issue Year: 77/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 172-178
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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