Pamięć i tradycja w kulturze zaufania (vs. nieufności)
Memory and tradition in a culture of trust (vs. culture of mistrust)

Author(s): Teresa Hejnicka-Bezwińska
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: memory (personal – generational – historical); pedagogical tradition; trust (personalised – institutional – systemic); teaching practice/educational practice; culture of trust vs. culture of mistrust
Summary/Abstract: Reflection upon pedagogical memory and tradition of the last century warrants a conclusion that entire generations of Polish pedagogues who participated in significant cultural changes (transitioning from a democratic, market-oriented culture to a real socialism culture and then transitioning back) failed to transform personal and generational memory into historical memory. There is even evidence that in post-World War 2 Poland the process of organised forgetting of the educational practices of the past was initialised. This could be considered one of the underlying factors for the weakening and breaking of the relationship between pedagogy and teaching practice (education). The phobia of confronting personal and generational memory of pedagogues with historical memory after 1989 perpetuates and deepens the culture of mistrust between the educational entities. This reduces the likelihood of constructing a culture of trust, especially in the institutional and systemic context. Furthermore, refraining from building an educational tradition rooted in historical memory undermines any efforts to implement pedagogical consistency in consecutive educational reforms. This consistency should be defined as strengthening the willingness of people to take up action for the benefit of all.

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