Researchers & topics
Jan Basiaga
- Dysfunctional family – ways to support it
- Professional foster families
Magdalena Bełza-Gajdzica
- Attitudes towards people with disabilities
- Social and educational inclusion of people with disabilities
- Surdopedagogics
Ewa Bielska
- Interdisciplinary perspectives on trauma studies
- Socio-cultural matrices of resistance to oppressive practices in late modern times
- Socio-cultural imaginaries of oppression, resistance and trauma
Maciej Bernasiewicz
- Social rehabilitation work in an open (court-supervised) and closed environment
- Aetiology of crime; size, dynamics and structure of juvenile crime
Bogumiła Bobik
- Support for people with intellectual disabilities
- Guidance counselor and organisation of pedagogical assistance for children with various problems
- Post-war history of education in Upper Silesia, especially in the years 1945-1961
Violetta Bojda
- Literature for children and teenagers
- Magazines for children and teenagers
- History of upbringing
Ewa Borowiec
- Biological and cultural conditions of cognitive changes in the educational process
- Educational preparation for ethical conduct for sustainable development
- Educational contents integrated around the idea of sustainable development
Małgorzata Bortliczek
- Handwriting (and writing) in education
- Language culture in the educational space
Alina Budniak
- Experiments in working with preschool and younger school-age children
- Social education in preschool and early school
- Principles of good education for preschool and early school children
Irena Burczyk
- Music education, place and role of music in the psychophysical development of a child
- Educational and axiological values of folklore
- Voice production
Katarzyna Borzucka-Sitkiewicz
- Threats to psychosocial health
- Socialisation determinants of health behaviour
- Health education and health promotion in the context of the concepts of empowerment
Agata Cabała
- Museum education in pedagogical and museological analyses
- Cultural education and its implications for school and university teaching
- Out-of-school and school teaching
Edyta Charzyńska
- Spirituality and religiousness. Moral virtues – forgiveness and gratitude
- Psychoactive substance and behavioural addictions
- Well-being and quality of life
Barbara Chojnacka-Synaszko
- Cooperation between family and school environments
- Social participation of young people in the local environment
Dagmara Dobosz
- Socio-cultural gender
- Human sexuality and sexualisation of culture
- Quality of life of teenagers and young adults
Iwona Donocik
- Inclusive education in local social and educational policies
Alina Dworak
- Cultural and socio-environmental determinants of health and development
- Contemporary threats to health and development
Beata Ecler-Nocoń
- Concepts of human nature in educational practice and pedagogical research
Ilona Fajfer-Kruczek
- Adaptation strategies of people with disabilities in the penitentiary system
- Addictions and violence among children and adults
Monika Frania
- Media education, education to the media, development of digital-media competences
- Trends in education (didactics) supported by new technologies and media
- Social contexts of phenomena in new media, and social communication
- Media culture
Katarzyna Front-Dziurkowska
- Readaptation and prevention programmes from prisons
Zenon Gajdzica
- Inclusive and integrative form of education for students with disabilities
- Social and educational contexts of functioning of people with intellectual disabilities
Alicja Gałązka
- Drama in developing 21st century skills in the ELT classroom
- Mindfulness and resilience – competences of health care employees
- Mindful schools
Marcin Gierczyk
- Social function of a diploma from an elite university
- Ethical features and morality of employees of rehabilitation and penitentiary institutions in Poland
Joanna Godawa
- Art therapy in working with and development of people with disabilities
- Deficit of contact with nature, and pedagogy of adventure and experiences as educational challenges
- Fairy tale therapy in development of and working with children with special educational needs
- Arts in the development, therapy and rehabilitation of people with disabilities
Szymon Godawa
- Forest preschools
- Optimising the functioning of children with special educational needs
Elżbieta Górnikowska-Zwolak
- Social pedagogy
- Gender studies
- Special education (social inequality issues)
- Sociology of education/upbringing
Joanna Góźdź
- Motivation to act
- School readiness
Barbara Grabowska
- Nationalistic education in Central and Eastern European countries
- Sense of identity of youth in culturally diverse environments
- Family support and assistance
- Competencies to communicate in culturally diverse environments
Hewilia Hetmańczyk
- Preschool and early school pedagogy
- Social and emotional aspects of school readiness and social competencies
- Media in the free time of the youngest children
Tomasz Huk
- Contemporary ideas in scouting upbring
- Educational benefits of e-sports
- Students’ use of smartphones
Katarzyna Jas
- Social pedagogy
- Multicultural and intercultural education
- Geragogy
Ewa Jarosz
- Children’s rights – development and implementation in societies, environments and social and educational institutions
- Violence against children
- Social participation of children and youth
- Childhood studies – development and implementation in research and social practice
Andrzej Kasperek
- Contemporary culture and religion – sociological and pedagogical contexts
Ewelina Kawiak
- Mathematical education of children of preschool and early school age
- Preschool and early school pedagogy
- Diagnosis and therapy of learning difficulties
- The role of games and plays in mathematical education in preschool and grades 1-3
Mirosław Kisiel
- Music education in a situation of social, cultural and educational change
- Dance and music-movement activity of the child
- Musical competencies of early school and preschool teachers
Małgorzata Kitlińska-Król
- Language skills and deficits of different groups
- The contemporary Polish family
- Psychological and pedagogical assistance for students with special educational/developmental needs and their parents
- Polish education system in the context of the school systems of Europe and the world
Urszula Klajmon-Lech
- Family with a sick child, with a disability – forms of support
- Religion – intercultural education
- Qualitative research in pedagogy – narrative interview
Danuta Kocurek
- Education in the Pszczyna region from the end of the 19th to mid-20th century
- Biographies of teachers of the Pszczyna region
- Vocational education in Upper Silesia in the period of autonomy
- Upbringing and education of the rural children of Upper Silesia from mid-19th century until 1922.
Ewelina Konieczna
- Film culture and its dissemination
- Film and media education
- Cultural and intercultural education
Kinga Konieczny
- Education of children from dysfunctional families
- Multicultural and intercultural education
- Pedagogy in social and educational work
- The importance of non-governmental organisations in supporting problem families
Tomasz Kopczyński
- Use of technology, Internet, software to develop a person’s potential
- Computational thinking – improvement of key competences (logic, mathematics, algorithmics, programming) at different stages of education
- Biofeedback to optimise memory processes
- Shaping the competences of the future in terms of programming, e-sports, remote cooperation
Katarzyna Kowalczewska-Grabowska
- Acting in Context by Training the Trainers in Social Empowerment
- Identifying and solving local community health problems
Mariola Kozubek
- Integral ecology – pedagogical aspects
- Cooperation with the environment
Katarzyna Krasoń
- Act of creation in theatre – character, designation, story, visualisation – in the expressive and therapeutic dimension
- Creativity, aesthetics, art and contemporary culture in education, integral education and art therapy: visual arts, film, theatre
- Literature, intersemiotic translation in literary education and bibliotherapy for early school children
Wojciech Kruszelnicki
- Philosophy of education
- Critical theory & education
- Critical pedagogy
- Contemporary philosophy
Łukasz Kwadrans
- The problems of socially maladjusted people and people at risk of exclusion
- The functioning of attendance centres, court guardianship, mediation and probation and proceedings in juvenile cases – the perspective of Poland and other countries
- Support and assistance for families and protection of minor children
- Issues of the identity of the Romani, their participation in education, integration, adaptation strategies adopted
- Competencies to communicate in culturally diverse environments
Hristo Kyuchukov
- Bilingualism
- Psycholinguistics
- Intercultural education
- Roma in Peru
Karina Leksy
- Health promotion and health education
- Environmental and socio-cultural determinants of health and disease
- Health, life quality and lifestyle of children and teenagers in terms of their participation in the digital media culture
- Socio-cultural requirements on the body and girls’ and women’s health
Agnieszka Lewko
- Daycare facilities
- Inclusion areas for people with autism spectrum
- Psychosocial functioning of and support for people with disabilities
Agnieszka Majewska-Kafarowska
- Socio-cultural determinants of the ageing process
- Modern migration processes and their importance for the functioning of the elderly
- Self-realisation of adults in the context of civilisation processes
Katarzyna Maliszewska
- Theatre in education and pedagogical therapy
- Art in education and socio-cultural animation
- Cultural education and axiological education – education as work through culture
- Pedagogical Therapy – working with scarcity
Krzysztof Maliszewski
- Transdisciplinary research into the history of pedagogical thought
- Imponderability of education – the weak, hidden, dual, long-term factors of upbringing
- Philosophical pedagogy – anthropological and axiological contexts of education and educational discourses
- Pedagogy as a humanistic discipline – consequences of the anti-positivist breakthrough for pedagogical research
Elżbieta Marek
- Training of early education teachers
- Teacher competencies
- Early education programmes (preschool and early school education)
- Creativity of children, students and teachers
Magdalena Marekwia
- Peer learning in shaping the ability to solve text-based tasks by younger school-age children
- Difficulties of primary school pupils in learning mathematics
Beata Mazepa-Domagała
- Art education of younger school-age children
- Art and children’s expression
- Children’s reception preferences for visual messages
- Evaluation of children’s arts works
Łukasz Michalski
- History of pedagogical thought and theory of historiography of upbringing
- The interface between philosophy of education and literary research
- (Pop)cultural contexts of education
Patrycja Młynek
- Students of Ukrainian origin – adaptation to the school environment
- Level of manual dexterity of 6-year-old children
Sebastian Mrozek
- Special education and inclusion of people with disabilities
- Local social policy towards people with disabilities
- The problem of social maladjustment of children and teenagers
Edyta Nieduziak
- Social inclusion and inclusive education for people with disabilities
- Support for people with disabilities about to become adults
- Developmental and therapeutic potential of artistic activities of people with disabilities among others in the context of disability studies
- Educational and upbringing resources for artistic activities as well as cultural and animation projects
Marta Niemiec
- Diagnosis and treatment of people with special educational needs
- Social contexts of the functioning of disabled and socially disadvantaged people
- Social inclusion and inclusive education
- The issues of functioning of adults with disabilities
Monika Noszczyk-Bernasiewicz
- Biographies of juvenile wards in juvenile detention centres and juvenile shelters
- Size and structure of juvenile delinquency and the measures imposed on them
- Institutional rehabilitation – programmes for the rehabilitation of minors in the Polish juvenile detention centres and juvenile shelters
Anna Nowak
- Social inclusion of people with disabilities
- Stigmatisation, discrimination and legal exclusion of people with disabilities
Beata Oelszlaeger-Kosturek
- Education for child development
- Teacher education and child education
- Pedagogical innovations in education
Ewa Ogrodzka-Mazur
- Cultural identity of young learners in selected Central and Eastern European countries. From traditional patriotism to multidimensional identity and cultural pluralism
- Between ethnicity and integration. Functioning of communities of schools with the Polish as the language of instruction in Europe and worldwide
- Values in intercultural upbringing. The needs, opportunities and limitations of axiological education for children and teenagers
- Cultural and cognitive contexts of early school intercultural pedagogy
Sabina Pawlik
- Biographical experiences of people with disabilities
- Art/creativity of people with disabilities as a tool of social inclusion
- Social activism of people with disabilities – historical perspective and present day
Gabriela Piechaczek-Ogierman
- The functioning of a child in a multicultural environment
- Psychophysical and social condition of students
- Problematic and risky behaviours and their determinants
Irena Polewczyk
- Auditory perception – diagnosis, disorders and stimulation of development
- Auditory processing disorders (CAPD/APD)
- Impact of noise on student and teacher functioning at school
- Education for preschool and early school teachers
Anna Porczyńska-Cieszewska
- Special education
- Mental well-being of people with intellectual disabilities
Dorota Prysak
- Social functioning of people with disabilities
- Special education for people with profound or serious intellectual disability about to become adults
- Therapy, psychodrama
- Social inclusion of people with disabilities about to become adults
Irena Przybylska
- Emotional culture and upbringing
- Emotional work of men and women
- Social constructivism and emotional competence
Aleksandra Pyrzyk-Kuta
- Choreotherapy and conscious body work
- Social perception of deaf people and their culture – socioeducational aspects
Danuta Raś
- History of social rehabilitation and prevention
- Prevention and resocialisation performed by representatives of the Church
- Social biographies of educators
- Selected issues of penitentiary rehabilitation and prevention
Renata Raszka
- Early school and preschool pedagogy – perspective of mathematical education
- Economic and financial education and entrepreneurship education
- Innovation in pedagogical practice
- Application of ICT in the education of and instruction for students
Marek Rembierz
- Intercultural pedagogy
- Comparative pedagogy of religions and interreligious dialogue
- Inclusion as an issue of education philosophy
- Methodology of pedagogy in the context of general methodology of learning
Violetta Rodek
- Passion as the highest form of engagement, creativity and active creation of one’s own biography – a pedagogical approach
- Cultural education and its significance for personal human development in in the context of the challenges of fluid modernity and anticipation of the future
- Students’ self-study process and its determinants
- Private pedagogical theories of teachers and their consequences in behaviourism-inspired education
Aniela Różańska
- Intercultural education – religious education
- Educational aspects of religious pluralism
- Socio-cultural identity of people in multicultural regions
- Environmental education
Natalia Ruman
- Multimedia in education for sustainable development
- Environmental education
- Thanatological education
- Integration of people with disabilities in post-primary education
Sylwia Ryszawy
- Social pedagogy
- Health education
- Women’s sports activity from a pedagogical and socio-cultural perspective
- Intercultural education
Agata Rzymełka-Frąckiewicz
- The functioning of the education system in Poland and selected countries
- Reform of the education system at different levels
- Contemporary schools in the wake of socio-cultural transformation
- Higher education and building of individual success and general social development
Iwona Samborska
- Learning responsibility in childhood and adulthood
- Food education of children
- Experiences of preschool age children
- Cognitive activity of children in the context of STEM education
Małgorzata Satoła
- Occupational development of special education teachers and motivation for choosing the profession of special education teacher
- Sustainable development in a pedagogical context
- Implementation of a practical module in the course of special pedagogy
Beata Skotnicka
- Social inclusion of people with disabilities in rural areas
- Inclusive education
- Social support for people with disabilities in rural areas
Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska
- Distance learning – forms and effectiveness
- Activating methods and innovative technologies in modern education
- SMART university and competences of university teachers and students in the scope of ICT and e-learning. Innovative courses of study
- Robotics and STEM education
- Multimedia in early school education
Anna Studenska
- Student autonomy in learning
Monika Sulik
- Biographical determinants of development and education of adults
- Biographical didactics – inspirations and multidimensional contexts
- Educational thought and practice in different generations
Ewa Syrek
- Psychosocial health of children and teenagers – socioenvironmental determinants
- Institutional and non-institutional possibilities to provide help and support to students with mental health problems
Anida Szafrańska
- Social support for families with a child with autism spectrum
- Families of adults with autism spectrum
- Children and teenagers with special educational needs in educational care facilities
- Education of students with autism spectrum – inclusive education
Anna Szafrańska
- Educational policy
- Intercultural education
- Pedeutology
- Early school education
Alina Szczurek-Boruta
- Education of different age groups; school, students, teachers
- Socio-cultural reality of the borderland
Urszula Szuścik
- Early school and preschool pedagogy
- Psychology of creativity
- Artistic pedagogy
- Art therapy
Leokadia Szymczyk
- Development of interests and talents of children aged 5-6
- Functioning of a family with a chronically ill child
- Death as perceived by preschool children
Eugeniusz Szymik
- Drama interpretation of fairy tales
- Development of interpersonal relations of early school age children
- The role of drama in development of communication competences of early school age children
Iwona Tomas
- Fine arts education
- Aesthetics and visual culture of the school
Katarzyna Węsierska
- Attitudes of Polish students and teachers towards stuttering
- School bullying and environmental support for the stuttering students
Edyta Widawska
- Monitoring of human rights and equality policies in companies, public institutions, non-governmental institutions
- Local community animation and implementation of participatory activities
- Educational Transactional Analysis in pedagogical work
Teresa Wilk
- Culture and art in the process of social revitalisation, in the education and upbringing of children and youth and in leisure activities
Agnieszka Wysocka
- Family and institutional forms of childcare
Ewa Wysocka
- Psychosocial functioning of the youth – construction and validation of research tools
- Readiness of the young generation to act – construction and validation of research tools
- Creative attitudes and special abilities of socially maladjusted youth and the factors determining their development
- Temporal perspective and psychosocial functioning of socially maladjusted youth in conditions of institutional isolation
Małgorzata Zalewska-Bujak
- Cultural, social and political entanglements of the profession of teacher
- Teacher – educator and tutor of children and creator of school communication
Lucie Zormanova
- Pedeutology
- Intercultural pedagogy
Alicja Żywczok
- Psychosocial well-being of children and teenagers and methods of counteracting the attitude of life negation
- Cognitive values and methods of shaping them
- Meta-theoretical research into pedagogical ethics and theory of education
- The significance of tradition for social, cultural and moral development