Education in the Second Polish Republic

The unified system of education in the Second Polish Republic was attempted in 1920,[1] later superseded by the Jędrzejewicz reform, named after Janusz Jędrzejewicz,[2] approved by the Sejm in 1932. The resulting system was in force essentially until 1948, when it was superseded by the Communist system of education in the Polish People's Republic. The Jędrzejewicz reform received controversial recognition. On one hand, it introduced compulsory education and unified credentials of various schools at their relative educational levels. On the other hand, it introduced a considerable degree of interference of the state into issues of academic freedom.[1]

Background

At the moment of the regaining of the independence by Poland in 1918 and the establishment of the Second Polish Republic, its system of education was in disarray, mainly due to more than a century of partitions of Poland by Austria-Hungary, the German, and the Russian Empires.[1]

Jędrzejewicz reform
Main article: Jędrzejewicz reform

The education reform was approved by the Sejm on March 11, 1932[3] On March 15, 1933 the reform was extended to encompass the higher education.[4]

References
  1. Jarosław Jastrzębski, "Reforma Jędrzejewicza w państwowym szkolnictwie akademickim II Rzeczypospolitej. Wzmocnienie prerogatyw władz państwowych", ZESZYTY NAUKOWE UNIWERSYTETU JAGIELLOŃSKIEGO MCCCXVIII – 2011,Prace Historyczne z. 138, pp. 159-176 (download the pdf file)
  2. Z. Osiński, Janusz Jędrzejewicz. Piłsudczyk i reformator edukacji (1885-1951), Lublin 2007.
  3. Dz.U. 1932 nr 38 poz. 389 Ustawa z dnia 11 marca 1932 r. o ustroju szkolnictwa.
  4. Ustawa z dnia 15 marca 1933 r. o szkołach akademickich – Dz.U. z 1933 r. Nr 29, poz. 247. Ustawa z dnia 15 marca 1933 r. o szkołach akademickich
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