Global citizenship education in school curricula. A Polish perspective

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present global citizenship education from a Polish perspective.
\nAnalyzing the issue, the first part of this paper presents the development of citizenship education, followed by
\nthe current status of global citizenship education in Polish schools. In the second part of the study I draw
\nattention to national curricula and other supporting documents published after 1945, to verify whether issues of
\nglobal citizenship education in Poland are included in the curricula, and if so, what they highlight. I then argue
\nthat global citizenship education in Poland is based on a framework of world-centered perspectives within a
\nnational context. In this understanding, global citizenship education is aimed at creating citizens who are
\nmembers of the world community, without giving up their own national identity. The Polish perspective on
\nglobal citizenship education urges pupils to consider global problems as part of the challenges of their own
\ncountry, and offers the perception of local and global problems being linked and complementary to each other.
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