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Działalność Uniwersytetów Dziecięcych w Polsce
Activities of Children’s Universities in Poland

Author(s): Łukasz Brzezicki
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: children’s education; children’s university; higher education; non-formal education

Summary/Abstract: The article, on the basis of own research, describes the activities of Children’s Universities (UD) in Poland in the academic year 2018/2019 through the prism of issues concerning the personal and financial dimension, as well as the program offer addressed to the students. The survey involved 45 units. The results of the research indicate that the majority of units operate within the framework of higher education institution. The dominant group of lecturers were academic teachers, and the most popular form of classes were lectures, workshops, as well as demonstrations and multimedia presentations. The subject matter of the classes was biology (71%), followed by culture, art, music and art (64%), as well as physics and astronomy (58%) and computer science (58%). The activities of Children’s Universities were financed mainly from fees charged to parents (47%), subsidies from local government funds (36%), as well as funds transferred from the entities that ran the Children’s Universities (33%).

  • Issue Year: 32/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-20
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, Polish
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