University of Silesia in Katowice

Staff group: research-teaching staff

Expertise: pedagogy

e-mail: anna.nowak@us.edu.pl

ORCID: 0000-0003-1281-0441

Academic biography

– 1983 Master of Arts in pedagogy

– 1986 Master of Arts in law

– 1992 PhD in pedagogy

– 2003 Associate professor of social sciences

– 2013 Professor of social sciences

– 1982-1992 Lecturer, School of Social Pedagogy, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice

– Adjunct, School of Social Pedagogy

– 2006-2014 Associate professor, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice

– 2015-2019 Associate professor at School of Special Pedagogy, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice

– 2019 Professor at the Institute of Pedagogy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice

Research

– legal grounds of special and resocialisation pedagogy

– social exclusion

– social exclusion of disabled persons

– stigmatization and discrimination of disabled persons

– protection of the rights of disabled people

Main achievements, distinctions, awards

– participation in KBN PBZ – 006-10 w 1998/1999 grant “System of Education as a Factor in Modernizing the Silesian Voivodship”

– Producing a study: “Realization of the Disabled Children’s Right to Education”, ordered by the Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Paweł Jaros. Presented on February 25, 2002 in Warsaw in the form of an expert opinion on the education of disabled children within the reforms of education and local government (Dz. U. Nr 125, poz. 842), presented in the Sejm of the Republic of Poland on March 2, 2012 (co-author – prof. Ewa Jarosz)

– Educational course – Action 3.1.: Competence in Higher Education, Axis III: Higher Education for Economy and Development, Operational Program Knowledge, Education, Development 2014-2020. NCBiR grant “Social Inclusion of Disabled Persons”, realization 2020-2021. Function: coordinator

– Author of six monographs (three co-authored), 116 articles and book chapters, seven edited books, sixty papers delivered at local and international conferences

– In 2005-2008 Associate dean for non-stationary studies, in 2008-2012 Associate dean for science matters, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology

– Distinction in Prof. Irena Lepalczyk Contest for research work in social pedagogy for the book: “The Threat of Social Exclusion among Disabled Women”, Wyd. UŚ, Katowice 2012.

– Silver Cross of Merit (2005) and silver badge (2006) for the service for the University of Silesia in Katowice. Golden badge for the service for the University of Silesia in Katowice (2008)

– Commission of National Education medal (2006), seven individual awards from the Rector of the University of Silesia for scientific and organizational achievements

– Organizer of five scientific conferences and methodological workshops. Promotor of eleven PhD candidates. Reviewer in numerous doctoral and associate professor proceedings

Fellowships and study visits

– 1998 Masaryk University, Brno – one week scientific internship

Membership in scientific and editorial boards

– Member of the Section of Special Pedagogy, Committee of Pedagogical Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences

– editor in chief of the series “Pedagogy” at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology (2008-2012)

– Resocjalizacja Polska – reviewer

– Chowanna – thematic editor

– Niepełnosprawność i Rehabilitacja – member of the editorial board

– „Problemy Edukacji, Rehabilitacji, Socjalizacji Osób Niepełnosprawnych” – publishing series – member of the scientific commitee

– Szkice i Próby Humanistyczne – member of the publishing board