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Seminarium nauczycielskie męskie w Starym Sączu (1903–1936)
MEN’S TEACHERS’ SEMINARY IN STARY SĄCZ (1903–1936): STUDENTS, GRADUATES, AND STAFF This book is a pioneering monograph of one of the best-known educational institutions in the Sądecki region. It traces the history and operation of the Men’s Teachers’ Seminary (Seminarium Nauczycielskie Męskie) in Stary Sącz from its establishment to its dissolution, addressing both socio-political conditions and the everyday life of the school. Particular attention is devoted to the profiles of pupils and alumni – their social origins, periods of attendance, subsequent professional trajectories, and the roles they played in local communities as teachers, civic activists, and soldiers. Given the breadth of material and the large number of biographical entries, the work has been divided into two volumes. Volume I brings together entries on pupils and alumni – i.e., the school’s own attendees – from A to Ł; Volume II covers M to Ż, and additionally includes school staff and a register of external secondary-school candidates who sat the final examination (matura) at the Men’s Teachers’ Seminary in Stary Sącz without having been enrolled there. The monograph rests on a rich evidentiary base—above all archival records and printed primary sources—supplemented by extensive secondary literature. The publication aligns with current scholarship on the history of education in Poland and constitutes a significant contribution to the study of education in the Sądecczyzna region, within Austro-Hungarian Galicia and the Second Polish Republic.
MIGRATION IN VILNIUS: 1915–1994 For centuries, migration processes have played a significant role in the life of Vilnius. Even the first mention of Vilnius in 1323 refers to the importance of the movement of people for the city and looks forward to the arrival of new Vilniusites. Migration processes in the city intensified in times of political change (wars, uprisings, revolutions, etc.) or social cataclysms (fires, famines, disease out- breaks, etc.). With each passing century, the importance and significance of migration has increased. It was perhaps in the twentieth century that this had the strongest impact on the city’s community. That was when not just thousands but tens and even hundreds of thousands of people were caught up in the whirl of migration. At the center of this maelstrom were the inhabitants of Vilnius who more than once were in the focus of interest for several countries. These interests led to the deformation and re-creation of the identity of the Vilniusites. The most drastic changes took place during the Second World War and the early post-war years, when the city lost almost all of its former inhabitants. Paradoxically, it was migration that facilitated the growth of the city and its social environment. In the twentieth century, Vilnius went through several major transformations: first it was a city of a guberniya of the tsarist empire, then it became a city on the outskirts of Poland (with much higher ambitions to be seen as the country’s cultural capital), and, finally, the actual capital. For some groups of the residents of Vilnius, for example, Jews, Vilnius was a world-class city of special significance. It was also equally special or unique for Lithuanians, Poles, and Belarusians.
Copyright (c) 2025 Vitalija Stravinskienė
Profesjonalizacja kształcenia nauczycieli języka polskiego jako obcego i drugiego
PROFESSIONALIZING THE EDUCATION OF POLISH AS FOREIGN AND SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHERS: DIDACTIC-METHODICAL COMPETENCES AND AWARENESS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONERS The dissertation Professionalizing the Education of Polish as Foreign and Second Language Teachers: Didactic-Methodical Competences and Awareness of Personal Development among Reflective Practitioners is a contribution to the discussion and scholarly reflection on the evolution of Polish language glottodidactics and, in particular, Polish language pedeutology, which is an important element determining further directions of development for the whole space of learning and teaching Polish as a foreign and second language. With the growing interest of foreigners in the Polish language, as well as with the socio-economic and cultural changes in the world, the teaching of foreign languages attracts an increasing amount of attention. In the research perspective, the representation of the course of language education has become crucial, and research usually focuses on the main actors of the glottodiadatic process: the teacher and the learner (Grucza 1978; Lewandowski 1985; Woźniewicz 1987; Pfeiffer 2001; Gębal 2008c). The present dissertation centers research on the awareness and development of the didactic and methodological competence of teachers as the key skills that constitute the teaching practice of novice teachers, and facilitate their entry into the profession.
Copyright (c) 2025 Kamila Dembińska Kamila Dembińska
DUCHACY: THE ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN SAXIA IN OLD POLAND The Order of the Holy Spirit de Saxia, founded by Blessed Guy of Montpellier in southern France during the final decades of the twelfth century, emerged as one of the earliest non-military hospital orders of medieval Europe. Its institutional identity was shaped by an explicitly charitable mission focused on caring for the poor, the sick, abandoned children, and unsupported pregnant women. From 1198 on, the Order received a strong papal patronage from Innocent III, who entrusted it with the Roman hospital he had established. From its French origins and Roman centre, the Order expanded across Central and Eastern Europe, with the Vienna convent functioning as the mother house for new foundations in Poland, Silesia, Moravia, and Hungary. The Polish history of the Order began with its introduction into the diocese of Kraków, most likely in 1221, through the initiative of Bishop Iwo Odrowąż. The first Polish house, a hospital and convent at Prądnik near Kraków, was among the earliest foundations outside France and Italy. In 1244, Bishop Prandota relocated the community into Kraków, placing it within the emerging structure of the medieval city. There it developed into the largest hospital in the capital of the Polish Kingdom. Although some historians have attempted to associate the Order with an early hospital at Sławków, this connection can no longer be sustained.
Tożsamość, pamięć i narracja w anglojęzycznym pisarstwie subkontynentu indyjskiego
IDENTITY, MEMORY, AND NARRATIVE IN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE WRITING OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: VOICES OF SELECTED WRITERS This monograph explores the interwoven themes of identity, memory, post-memory, and narrative within the English-language literature of the Indian Subcontinent. Anchored in literary analysis, the study is enriched by philosophical, cultural, and sociological reflections. It comprises three chapters preceded by an introduction that delineates the scope of inquiry and outlines the structure of the work.
anglojęzyczne pisarstwo indyjskiego subkontynentu
Idea Risorgimento w refleksji polsko-włoskiej = L’idea di risorgimento nella riflessione italo-polacca
Il volume che consegniamo nelle mani del Lettore è il risultato del lavoro di un gruppo interdisciplinare di studiosi provenienti dalla Polonia e dall’Italia, dediti a una riflessione sul Risorgimento come idea di rinascita nazionale, libertà e solidarietà, capace di unire le esperienze delle due nazioni. L’opera illustra le lotte italiane per l’unità e l’indipendenza, che divennero per i polacchi un’ispirazione alla propria “rinascita”, dal Romanticismo fino ai nostri tempi. Gli Autori presentano il Risorgimento come simbolo universale del risveglio civile, il cui significato oltarepassa i confini del XIX secolo, concorrendo a plasmare la mappa spirituale dell’Europa. “Nazione e libertà. Ecco il binomio indissolubile dei nostri due Risorgimenti... in questi anni di grandi inquietudini, di grandi confltti, ma anche di grandi speranze” – ricorda Giovanni Spadolini, attribuendo a questa riflessione un valore senza tempo.
Copyright (c) 2025 Małgorzata Kiwior-Filo (Volume editor), Mirela Marta Banach (Volume editor)
EDUCATION IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY: EDUCATIONAL POLICY AS A RESPONSE Calls for a fundamental reform of the education system have been appearing in the public sphere for years. For any reform to be a useful and valuable initiative, it is necessary to define its goals and refer to current data describing the situation in the decision-making process. This publication is the result of an effort to examine the extent to which education policy in Poland enables the entire system, individual institutions, and the people working within them to respond coherently and effectively to the challenges of the modern world. It summarizes research conducted as part of the project “Investigating Educational Policy-Making and its Responsiveness to Challenges in the World. A Qualitative Research Study in Four Transitioning Contexts: Georgia (USA), Poland, the Czech Republic, and Wales,” funded by the Spencer Foundation. Using qualitative methodology and situational analysis within a constructivist paradigm, we conducted research on selected legal acts that shape educational policy, conducted group interviews with educational leaders working in schools and other educational institutions, and conducted individual interviews with experts, researchers, activists, and local government representatives. As a result of a decision made during the study design process and during consultations with project partners, legal documents were analyzed for references to the following challenges: the crisis of democracy, equal opportunities and inclusiveness, cultural diversity, the climate and environmental crisis, health, the development of new technologies, war and armed conflicts. The results of the analyses are presented in chapter four.
Copyright (c) 2025 Grzegorz Mazurkiewicz, Bogna Halska-Pionka, Jakub Kołodziejczyk, Joanna Kołodziejczyk, Joanna Kotlarz, Joanna Trzópek-Paszkiewicz, Roksana Ulatowska
Władza neutralna we współczesnym prawie konstytucyjnym
Książka podejmuje pogłębioną analizę jednej z najbardziej złożonych, a jednocześnie relatywnie słabo opracowanych kategorii współczesnego prawa konstytucyjnego. Autorzy rekonstruują ewolucję idei władzy neutralnej – od koncepcji pouvoir neutre Benjamina Constanta po współczesne instytucjonalne mechanizmy równoważenia władz oraz ochrony praw jednostki – ukazując ją jako normatywne i funkcjonalne dopełnienie klasycznego modelu podziału władz. Monografia analizuje konstytucyjną przestrzeń dla nowych prawnych form działania państwa, zdolnych do wypełnienia braków po społecznym podziale władzy oraz niewystarczalności technicznie pojmowanego modelu odwołującego się do klasycznej triady. Władza neutralna ujmowana jest jako szczególny segment organów gwarancyjnych, których zadania nie mogą być powierzone organom władzy politycznej. Łącząc refleksję teoretyczną z analizą porównawczą i pogłębionym studium konkretnych instytucji, książka proponuje spójne ujęcie władzy neutralnej jako elementu ustrojowego stabilizującego system konstytucyjny poza logiką bieżącej rywalizacji politycznej oraz mechanizmami odpowiedzialności politycznej.
Copyright (c) 2025 Grzegorz Kuca, Michał Mistygacz (Volume editor); Mateusz Nieć, Sławomir Patyra, Piotr Uziębło, Łukasz Jakubiak, Tomasz Słomka, Jacek Wojnicki, Krzysztof Urbaniak, Michał Bożek, Michał Bożek, Elżbieta Gudowska-Natanek, Krzysztof Prokop
70 lat polonistyki Pekińskiego Uniwersytetu Języków Obcych
70 lat polonistyki Pekińskiego Uniwersytetu Języków Obcych! Z tej okazji, 18 października 2024 roku, w Pekinie odbyła się międzynarodowa konferencja naukowa z udziałem badaczy i dydaktyków z Polski i Chin. Tematem były współczesne wyzwania nauczania języka polskiego jako obcego, a także zagadnienia kultury, literatury, dyplomacji kulturalnej, politologii i realioznawstwa. W tomie zebrano artykuły prezentujące szerokie spektrum tematów – od glottodydaktyki i metodyki nauczania studentów chińskojęzycznych, przez praktyczne rozwiązania w dydaktyce, po refleksje nad relacjami polsko-chińskimi w języku, historii i literaturze. Nie zabrakło też głosu młodego pokolenia chińskich polonistów – ich spojrzenie na teksty kultury wnosi świeżość i nową energię. To publikacja, która dokumentuje nie tylko ważne jubileuszowe wydarzenie, ale też puls współczesnej polonistyki poza granicami kraju.
Copyright (c) 2025 Junjian Ye, Agnieszka Wójcicka, Juan He, Tomasz Lisowski, Anna Dunin-Dudkowska, Agata Małyska, Wojciech Hofmański, Michalina Koniuk, Izabella Kaluta; Tomasz Gęsina; Xiaojing Cui, Andrzej Skrendo, Yinhui Mao, Mateusz Kwiatkowski, Qixin Hu, Wenhui Wang, Xiangjian Xu, Piotr Kajak; Renata Przybylska, Maciej Rak, Andrzej Ruszer (Volume editor); Dariusz Wieczorek; Linjiang Sun; Gang Zhao, Jarosław Fazan, Agnieszka Jasińska; Yinan Li (Volume editor); Mateusz Skucha, Agnieszka Tambor, Adriana Prizel-Kania, Huiling Zhang, Yuting Gao, Rui Mao, Piotr Horbatowski
Profesor Mieczysław Rokosz urodził się się lutego 1942 roku w Makowie Podhalańskim w domu nauczycielskim o tradycjach patriotyczno-niepodległościowych. Studia historyczne odbył na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim w latach 1961-1966. Magisterium uzyskał w 1966 roku u prof. Józefa Wolskiego. W latach 1964-1966 był prezesem Kola Naukowego Historyków Studentów UJ i przewodniczącym Ogólnopolskiego Komitetu Kół Historycznych. W latach 1966-1970 pracował w Archiwum Państwowym w Krakowie. W latach 1970-1973 był redaktorem Wydawnictwa Ossolineum, a następnie Wydawnictwa Literackiego. Od 1973 roku zatrudniony w Instytucie Historii UJ - najpierw w Zakładzie Historii Średniowiecznej Polski, a po obronie doktoratu w 1980 roku w Zakładzie Nauk Pomocniczych Historii. W 2007 roku habilitował się z historii średniowiecznej i nauk pomocniczych historii i archiwistyki. W latach 2008-2018 zatrudniony w Akademii Ignatianum w Krakowie na stanowisku profesora i kierownika Katedry Dziedzictwa Kulturowego Polski. Społecznik, członek wielu komitetów, rad muzealnych i towarzystw, m.in. członek założyciel i członek honorowy Towarzystwa Naukowego Sandomierskiego, członek Wydziału Towarzystwa Miłośników Historii i Zabytków Krakowa, Społecznego Komitetu Odnowy Zabytków Krakowa, American Association of the Friends of Kościuszko at West Point oraz Towarzystwa Historyczno-Literackiego przy Bibliotece Polskiej w Paryżu. W latach 1993-2008 był pierwszym prezesem odrodzonego Towarzystwa Muzeum Tatrzańskiego w Zakopanem. W latach 1994-2024 był jedenastym prezesem Komitetu Kopca Kościuszki ustanowionego w 1820 roku w Krakowie, obecnie jest dożywotnim prezesem honorowym.
CRUZ MACHADO: AN ETHNOGRAPHICAL TAKE ON THE LANDSCAPE 100 YEARS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POLISH SETTLEMENTS The monograph describes the micro-world of the Polish-background community in the Brazilian municipality of Cruz Machado, which is one of the largest and most important centers of the Polish diaspora i South America. The work came to being as a result of field studies that were carried out by the author in two stages in 2013-2015 and therefore it captures the reality of the place in one hundred years after the initial settlings in the area. The places visited by the author include the main seat of the municipality, Santana, as well as numerous colonies such as Aprorriba, Linha Boa Ventura, Linha Colônia Nova, Linha Divisa, Linha dos Couros, Linha Fartura, Linha Guarapuava, Linha Iguaçu Norte, Linha Lageado Liso, Linha Palmital, Linha Papuan, Linha Pinhão, Linha Potingal, Pinaré, and Rio do Banho. The author made a hundred or so interviews with the inhabitants of Polish origin. The content of these conversations corresponds with the collection of nearly six thousand photographs that document landscape views, buildings, architectonic and decorative details, vegetation, animals, and people. The sources made at the field were supplemented with materials from private and church archives, official statistics, information from Polish and Brazilian academic texts, press, novels, and the content of websites and fast-developing social media at the time.
Drogi przenikania zapożyczeń greckich i łacińskich do języka staropolskiego
BORROWING CHANNELS OF GREEK AND LATIN LOANWORDS INTO THE OLD POLISH LANGUAGE: CHRISTIAN VOCABULARY This monograph addresses the topic of direct and indirect Greek and Latin loans into Old Polish concerning the Christian religion. I have attempted to answer the following questions: 1) How many of these loans are attested in Old Polish texts? 2) Which words are direct loans from Latin or Greek and which were borrowed through other languages (Czech, German dialects, Old Russian, etc.)? 3) What are the characteristics of each group (e.g., the direct Latinisms, the group borrowed via Czech, etc.)? 4) What is the chronology of the borrowing process? Is it possible to divide the analyzed vocabulary into groups depending on the borrowing time (Proto-Slavic loans, pre-literate loans, Old Polish loans)? 5) How were the loanwords accommodated? Can the borrowing routes be determined on the basis of how they were accommodated? 6) How did the meaning of the borrowed vocabulary change in the process of borrowing? 7) What parts of speech (beyond nouns) were borrowed?
Miasto Dobczyce i jego wiejskie otoczenie w latach 1918-1939
THE TOWN OF DOBCZYCE AND ITS RURAL SURROUNDINGS IN THE YEARS 1918-1939 This work analyzes the functioning of the Dobczyce community and the surrounding villages within the Dobczyce court district. It discusses the territorial scope of the judicial district, which included the town of Dobczyce and 44 surrounding villages. Demographic changes are also presented. The dissertation addresses administrative changes that impacted the local community's life. Additionally, the activities of local government, which formed part of the complex political landscape, are characterized. The economic life of Dobczyce was heavily influenced by guilds, agricultural cooperatives, credit unions (such as “Kasa Stefczyka”), and other cooperatives, whose dynamic activity significantly improved the inhabitants’ living conditions and enabled the implementation of various valuable social and cultural initiatives. Volunteer fire brigades also played a crucial role in enhancing fire safety. The work also examines the activities of theater groups, choirs, and orchestras, which not only fostered artistic talent but also helped shape the local community’s identity. The school system in the region, along with the role of educational institutions in educating the younger generation, is also discussed. The justice system played an important role in social life, as the location of the court in Dobczyce made the town a central hub for community activities. The religious life of the town is likewise described, as it largely dictated the rhythm of daily life and influenced every aspect of the community. Therefore, the dissertation discusses the parish network and the activities of numerous church institutions. Furthermore, the functioning of the Jewish community is also analyzed.
judicial district of the town of Dobczyce
Panorama of a Historic City. Kraków as a Testing Ground is a detailed study of the protection of Kraków’s panoramas between 1994 and 2014, during the period of political and economic transformation. This era was marked by intense social, economic, and spatial changes, during which the city had to reconcile the demands of development with the need to preserve its cultural heritage. Kraków, as the historic capital of Poland and a city with a unique urban landscape inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, was under particular investment pressure, resulting in a confl ict between the city’s representational function and the dynamics of urban development. The author approaches the city panorama not merely as a view from a specific vantage point, but also as a carrier of Kraków’s symbolic and cultural identity. Panoramas – whether observed from hills and boulevards or from the everyday perspective of residents using urban space – are for her a medium that conveys historical meanings, aesthetic values, and urban coherence. The book demonstrates that disruptions in the perception of panoramas aff ect not only the city’s appearance but also residents’ sense of belonging and cultural awareness.
Dyplomacja otwarta, czyli jak skutecznie realizować rację stanu
The book explores the role and significance of diplomacy in the contemporary world, amid dynamic geopolitical changes. Drawing on numerous examples, Arkady Rzegocki argues that Poland needs a new model of foreign policy – so-called “open diplomacy”. Only a form of diplomacy that engages not only the government and the foreign service but also citizens, the Polish diaspora, social organizations, and institutions of culture, science, and business can effectively advance Poland’s national interests. The book emphasizes that the traditional model of diplomacy, conducted behind closed doors, no longer meets the challenges of the modern era. Globalization, new technologies, disinformation, and the assertive policies of major powers – particularly Russia and China – make it essential for foreign policy to be transparent, inclusive, and intelligible. Only through such openness can a credible and attractive image of the country be built internationally. According to Rzegocki, Poland’s geographic position and historical experience give it a particular mission as a proponent of freedom, solidarity, and democracy in Central and Eastern Europe.
BETWEEN CULTURES: NEUROBIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION: THE CASE OF TEACHING POLISH TO CHINESE STUDENTS The book is an interdisciplinary study devoted to the issue of the effectiveness of foreign language teaching, with a special focus on the role of biological and cultural determinants of the learning process. The author attempts to integrate the results of research in neuroscience, cognitive and cross-cultural psychology, linguistics, and anthropology to present a comprehensive model of Polish language teaching which is culturally oriented and adapted to the needs of Chinese students.
Copyright (c) 2025 Adriana Prizel-Kania
Współpraca szkolnictwa zawodowego z przedsiębiorstwami a rozwój inteligentnych specjalizacji w województwie podlaskim
COOPERATION BETWEEN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND ENTERPRISES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMART SPECIALIZATIONS IN THE PODLASKIE PROVINCE The report is a comprehensive study devoted to the analysis of cooperation between vocational education and businesses in the context of the development of smart specializations in the Podlaskie Province. The main objective of the research was to assess the level and quality of links between vocational schools and businesses, and to identify directions for action to better adapt vocational education to the needs of the regional labor market and innovation processes. The authors of the report adopted a broad research perspective, combining an analysis of the theoretical foundations of the concept of smart specializations with an assessment of the practical experiences of cooperation between schools and enterprises. The study provides a detailed characterization of the region’s smart specializations and relates them to the challenges arising from the 4.0 and 5.0 industrial transformations. It also takes into account the legal and institutional conditions for cooperation between education and business.
Copyright (c) 2025 Adam Miara, Stanisław Kaczyński, Edyta Dąbrowska, Cecylia Sadowska-Snarska, Magdalena Forfa, Michał Bąkowski, Norbert Arszułowicz
Działania promocyjne i wizerunkowe szkół zawodowych z województwa podlaskiego – modele, narzędzia, skuteczność
PROMOTIONAL AND IMAGE-BUILDING ACTIVITIES OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE PODLASKIE PROVINCE – MODELS, TOOLS, EFFECTIVENESS The monograph is the result of comprehensive research conducted by a team from the University of Lomza as part of the project KPO/22/LLL/U/0004 “Establishing a System for Coordinating and Monitoring Regional Actions for Vocational Education, Higher Education, and Lifelong Learning, including Adult Learning,” co-financed by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (investment A.3.1.1). Its main objective is a multidimensional analysis of promotional and image-building activities undertaken by vocational schools in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. The authors focus on evaluating the effectiveness of communication tools used and their alignment with the needs and expectations of key stakeholders such as students, parents, teachers, and employers. The publication includes both theoretical aspects related to educational marketing and an extensive empirical section based on quantitative and qualitative research. The analysis covers, among others, the communication channels used by schools, mechanisms for shaping institutional image, the role of social media, and the determinants of effective educational communication. The final part of the monograph presents a model for promoting vocational education adapted to regional conditions.
Copyright (c) 2025 Urszula Widelska, Anna Kowalczyk-Kroenke; Marta Wiącek
Przedsiębiorczość i oczekiwania wobec pracy zawodowej wśród przedstawicieli pokolenia Z na przykładzie województwa podlaskiego – aspekty psychologiczne i ekonomiczne
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EXPECTATIONS TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL WORK AMONG REPRESENTATIVES OF GENERATION Z ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP – PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS The monograph by Anna Kowalczyk-Kroenke, Krystyna Leszczewska and Norbert Arszulowicz is a comprehensive study on the essence of entrepreneurship and expectations towards professional work in the context of the functioning of the youngest active generation on the labor market – Generation Z. The authors approach the subject taking into account two key perspectives – economic and psychosocial. The work contains a total of 5 chapters, and in the final part conclusions and recommendations.
Copyright (c) 2025 Anna Kowalczyk-Kroenke, Krystyna Leszczewska, Norbert Arszułowicz
Potrzeby podlaskiego rynku pracy w kontekście uwarunkowań wynikających z walidacji i certyfikacji kwalifikacji nabywanych w ramach edukacji szkolnej i pozaszkolnej
NEEDS OF THE PODLASKIE LABOR MARKET IN THE CONTEXT OF CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM THE VALIDATION AND CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS ACQUIRED AS PART OF EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATION (INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING, TRANSPORT AND WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE) The main objective of the analysis was to identify the professional and qualification needs of Podlaskie employers that cannot be met through formal vocational education. The study focused on the needs of two sectors that are key to the Podlaskie Voivodeship economy: education, healthcare and social assistance. The analyses were based on the assumption that the regional labor market is experiencing a skills and competency mismatch, which negatively impacts the development and operation of enterprises in the analyzed sectors. Non-formal education, thanks to its greater flexibility, enables a more rapid adaptation of qualifications and competencies to economic needs than formal education. The analysis used qualitative methods, including desk research, individual in-depth interviews with training voucher operators in the region; focus group interviews with entrepreneurs and representatives of employer organizations; and analysis of job offers identifying demand in the regional labor market.
Copyright (c) 2025 Edyta Dąbrowska, Jarosław Poteraj, Adam Miara
Dyskurs przestępczy w twórczości Sergiusza Piaseckiego – próba rekonstrukcji
CRIMINAL DISCOURSE IN THE NOVELS OF SERGIUSZ PIASECKI – AN ATTEMPT OF RECONSTRUCTION The subject of my interest is the criminal discourse recreated in the works of Sergiusz Piasecki and reconstructed by me, based on the analysis of linguistic traces of the existence and activity of a specific discursive community, of which Piasecki was an active member. The experience of living in this community, careful observation of customs, rituals, and practices of the criminal environment constituted a solid foundation for the novels of the writer, whose profile I present in the second chapter. This former smuggler, thief, and intelligence officer, during his stay in the prison at Święty Krzyż, undertook to learn Polish and at the same time wrote his most important novels in this language. In my work, I try to answer the questions: what does the criminal environment look like “from the inside”, based on the accounts of an eyewitness and participant? What was the basis for the decision to create books on such topics? What is the author’s intention and why does the author want to rehabilitate criminals? What linguistic means does he use to convince the reader of his arguments? For this purpose, I am analyzing the novel about smugglers Kochanek Wielkiej Niedźwiedzicy, the trilogy about thieves Jabłuszko, Spojrzę ja w okno… and Nikt nie da nam zbawienia…, the dilogy about intelligence agents Piąty etap and Bogom nocy równi.
Nowy słownik zapożyczeń angielskich w polszczyźnie
Nowy słownik zapożyczeń angielskich w polszczyźnie (NSZA) stanowi zaktualizowaną wersję Słownika zapożyczeń angielskich w polszczyźnie wydanego pod redakcją Elżbiety Mańczak-Wohlfeld w 2010 r. [… ] NSZA będzie stanowić pierwszy na rynku kompleksowy zbiór nie tylko pożyczek angielskich, ale także polskojęzycznych kalk wzorowanych na materiale angielskim. Ich zebrania, analizy i opisu podjął się zespół trzech krakowskich anglistek, będących wybitnymi specjalistkami w dziedzinie zapożyczeń angielskich. Zarówno koncepcja słownika deskryptywnego (nienormatywnego), jak i wykorzystane do badań korpusy współczesnej polszczyzny, zwłaszcza plTenTen19 obejmujący ponad cztery miliardy wyrazów, stanowią właściwy wybór. Oba te elementy, przy doświadczeniu Autorek, stanowią zapowiedź, że będziemy mieć do czynienia z publikacją wysokiej klasy. z recenzji wydawniczej dr hab. Mirosławy Podhajeckiej, prof. UO
Copyright (c) 2025 Agnieszka Cierpich-Kozieł, Elżbieta Mańczak-Wohlfeld, Alicja Witalisz (Volume editor)
Piąty tom serii Wartości w językowym obrazie świata Litwinów i Polaków jest poświęcony przejawom języka w regionie oraz utrwalonym w polskich i litewskich źródłach gwarowych obrazom świata. Autorzy badają nazwy wartości i sposoby ich konceptualizacji w obu językach i stawiają sobie za cel wypracowanie metodologicznych podstaw opisu zjawisk kulturowych oraz upowszechnienie wiedzy o prowadzonych badaniach nad lokalnymi i regionalnymi aspektami języka i kultury. Opracowania autorów litewskich, często niedostępne dla szerszego grona badaczy, publikowane w języku polskim, umożliwiają prowadzenie porównawczych i wieloaspektowych analiz kulturowych, takich jak tradycje, obrzędy, symbole przyrody czy językowa dokumentacja codzienności. Dzięki połączeniu perspektywy polskiej i litewskiej, studiów lingwistycznych i etnologicznych, tom otwiera nowe możliwości badań nad kulturowym i językowym obrazem świata regionu, czyniąc go nieocenionym źródłem wiedzy dla badaczy, studentów i wszystkich zainteresowanych dziedzictwem kulturowym Polski i Litwy.
Copyright (c) 2025 Kristina Rutkovska, Stanisława Niebrzegowska-Bartmińska, Vilija Ragaišienė (Volume editor); Jerzy Bartmiński, Maciej Rak, Violeta Švaikovskaja, Tetiana Yastremska, Małgorzata Misiak, Halina Kurek, Iwona Burkacka, Ilona Kulak, Vilija Sakalauskienė, Asta Leskauskaitė, Jūratė Pajėdienė, Tatjana Vologdina
Klasztor bernardynek pw. św. Agnieszki w Krakowie
The purpose of this work is to present the history of the first Bernardine nunnery on Polish soil, bearing the name of St Agnes, once located in Cracow, in the suburb of Stradom, near the so-called Royal Bridge. The fate of the nuns living there for more than three centuries was inextricably linked with the history of the city and the local Church. The year 1459 marks the beginning of the work, when, on the initiative of the generous founder and benefactor Jan Hińcza from Rogów, the erection of the temple and the first monastery buildings began. It should be noted, however, that the genesis of their community is somewhat earlier and is closely linked to the stay of St John of Capistrano in Cracow. It was under the influence of his fiery sermons and the power of his influence that groups of pious women had hitherto gathered from below to lead a community life near the monastery of the brothers. The end date of the dissertation is 1788, when, on the initiative of Primate Michał Poniatowski, who at the same time held the office of administrator of the Cracow bishopric, the convent of St Agnes was dissolved and the Bernardines were forced to move to the St Joseph’s convent, located on the present Poselska Street. Structurally, the work consists of five chapters. The first chapter presents the origins of the community of Bernardine nuns, closely linked tothe preaching activity of St John of Capistrano. The original seat of the Tertiaries, which was located in a house at Mikołajska Gate, is discussed. It is presumed that it was its inhabitants who, after moving to the suburb of Stradom, became the nucleus of the future community of the St Agnes Convent. The next part of the chapter discusses Jan Hińcza from Rogów, the founder of the monastery and church, and the stages of the temple’s construction. The external appearance of the monastery’s church is presented, based on preserved written and iconographic sources, with an emphasis on the caesura represented by the invasion of the Swedish army, which contributed to the total destruction of the original establishment, forcing the nuns to wander and seek temporary shelter. The reconstruction process and the contribution made in this field by the superiors of the Bernardine convent are then discussed. The furnishings of the monastery church and its sacristy are presented on the basis of the preserved inventories written as a result of the visitations carried out by the provincials of the Order of Friars Minor Observant. The last part of the chapter is devoted to the subject of the suppression, carried out in 1788 following the inspiration of Primate Michał Poniatowski.
Copyright (c) 2025 Hermina Święch-Małysa
BETWEEN THE DOTS: STUDIES ON POLISH PUNCTUATION (1770–1936) The present work concerns old punctuation, and as such is a return to the research thread introduced in my book on Old Polish dedicatory works (Tutak 2013a). This monograph is based on studies of Polish punctuation published over a period of more than 150 years. During this time, rhetorical intonational punctuation was replaced by syntactic-logical punctuation to which contemporary Polish speakers are accustomed. The research corpus consists of four sets of sources which are: treatises devoted entirely to the art of punctuation, grammar textbooks, collections of spelling rules, and the two oldest linguistic journals, “Poradnik Językowy” and “Język Polski”. The assumption to discuss the development of Polish punctuation thought based on four separate groups of documents, determined the composition of this study. The first chapter concerns punctuation treatises from the 19th and early 20th century, i.e. the works of Feliks Bentkowski, Florian Łagowski, and Wiktor Wąsik. Completing it is an anlysis of the author’s punctuation in W. Wąsik’s memoirs from the occupation period. In the second chapter I dealt with grammars from the end of the 18th century to the 1930s, while the third chapter considers spelling rules in the 19th and early 20th century. The fourth chapter of the book aims to indicate the important role of Stanisław Jodłowski and his “Zasady interpunkcji” [“Principles of punctuation”] in the codification and unification of punctuation rules in 1935 and 1936. The fifth chapter is devoted to two selected punctuation marks, the colon and the quotation mark. While the quotation mark has attracted the attention of researchers, and not only linguists, the colon has not enjoyed the same interest of linguists as the comma, semicolon, dash, and others. Meanwhile, it was the colon that occupied a unique position among the marks of the old rhetoricalintonational punctuation. With the grammaticalization of punctuation, the colon began to lose its status as a multifunctional mark, which can be traced both in various editions of a specific text, and in normative studies. Particularly interesting in terms of changes in the functioning of the colon in old texts were examples from literary works used as illustration by the authors of punctuation treatises, grammar textbooks, and spelling rules. Chapter six closes the main part of the book, presenting the results of the analysis of the content of “Poradnik Językowy” and “Język Polski” which I scoured for papers devoted to punctuation. The main part of the book is accompanied by and “Orthographic annex” in which I examine the dispute over spelling in the 1930s. The relationship between punctuation and orthography was attested in the oldest Polish grammar textbooks and spelling rules, and sanctioned by the codification in 1935 and 1936. I focused on statements concerning the spelling reform initiated by the Polish Academy of Sciences, especially by the Orthographic Committee established by the Academy.
Niniejsza monografia poświęcona jest Profesorowi Władysławowi T. Miodunce (1945-2024), dla którego nadrzędnymi wartościami w życiu naukowym były dbałość o język polski, o jego rozwój w kraju i zachowanie za granicą. W tekstach dedykowanych Jego pamięci my, wychowankowie i uczniowie Profesora, staramy się pokazać, jak inspirowały i inspirują nas Jego myśli. Pozostaną też z nami Jego niesłabnący entuzjazm dla odkrywania przed obcokrajowcami tajników naszego języka i naszej kultury, rozumienie wartości polszczyzny w świecie, a także przekonanie, że pracować trzeba zawsze con fuoco en con amore. Anna Seretny, redaktor Wartości naukowe monografii sytuują się w trzech sferach. Po pierwsze, przedstawiają dorobek Profesora Władysława T. Miodunki, co pozwala odbiorcy publikacji na uświadomienie sobie tego, jak wiele wątków i zakresów badawczych było przez niego zainicjowanych i podjętych. Po drugie, pokazują (przynajmniej w zarysie) stan badań z danego zakresu zarówno w kontekście polskim, jak i międzynarodowym. Po trzecie zaś, autorskie ujęcia problematyki pozwalają na ocenę dorobku Krakowskiej Szkoły Glottodydaktyki Porównawczej nie tylko przez pryzmat dokonań jej Mistrza, ale także jego uczniów. Tom zasługuje na uwagę zarówno polonistów glottodydaktyków, jak i dydaktyków języka polskiego czy w ogóle badaczy zajmujących się językoznawstwem stosowanym. prof. dr hab. Stanisław Dubisz
Copyright (c) 2025 Anna Seretny (Volume editor); Wiesław Tomasz Stefańczyk, Przemysław Turek, Paulina Wójcik-Topór, Ewa Lipińska, Iwona Janowska, Adriana Prizel-Kania, Beata Terka, Dominika Bucko, Małgorzata Banach, Tamara Czerkies, Piotr Horbatowski, Magdalena Knapek, Rafał Młyński
Monografia pt. Бағытың қандай Қазақстан? Kazachstan a XXI wiek. Wyzwania, zmiany i perspektywy stanowi powiązany ze sobą merytorycznie zbiór rozdziałów naukowych. Wszystkie opracowania zawierają część wprowadzającą, prezentacje wyników badań, wnioski końcowe oraz bogatą bibliografię. Teksty mieszczą się w obszarze badań charakterystycznych dla dyscypliny nauk o polityce i administracji, chociaż część z nich, ze względu na zastosowane metody badawcze, ma charakter interdyscyplinarny. W efekcie książka to w miarę kompletne studium dotyczące różnych obszarów polityki współczesnego Kazachstanu oraz usytuowania państwa w systemie międzynarodowym, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem regionu. Na rynku księgarskim nie ma tak wszechstronnego i aktualnego opracowania na ten temat. Niniejsza monografia jest owocem projektu badawczo edukacyjnego pt. Kontynuacja i adaptacja Kazachstanu w obliczu wyzwań XXI wieku, realizowanego na Wydziale Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. Inicjatorami są członkowie Katedry Badań nad Obszarem Eurazjatyckim na WSMiP UJ, a do współpracy zostali zaproszeni liczni specjaliści z kraju oraz z zagranicy. Zapraszamy Czytelnika do wspólnej refleksji nad przyszłością tego fascynującego kraju, który – choć często pozostaje poza głównym nurtem zainteresowań Zachodu – odgrywa coraz większą rolę w regionalnych i globalnych układach sił. Bo pytanie Бағытың қандай Қазақстан? nie dotyczy wyłącznie Kazachstanu. To pytanie o przyszłość całej Azji Centralnej, nowe formy państwowości, zderzenie tradycji z nowoczesnością i o to, jak niewielkie regiony mogą wpłynąć na bieg światowych procesów.
Copyright (c) 2025 Dymitriy Panto, Jerzy Geordziejew, Vakhtang Maisaia, Robert Roszkowski, Jan Brodowski, Sofia Pischanska, Katarzyna Kosowska, Konrad Kołodziejski, Bartosz Hordecki, Krystian Pachucki-Włosek, Elżebieta Żak; Anna Jach (Volume editor); Jerzy Gordziejew, Dymitr Romanowski; Anzhela Kayumova; Karolina Zub-Lewińska, Joachim Diec, Altyn Ualtayeva, Manara Kalybekova; Eugeniusz Portny, Krystian Pachucki-Włosek, Katarzyna Kosowska (Volume editor)
Zmiany klimatyczne należą do najpoważniejszych i najbardziej złożonych wyzwań, przed jakimi stoi współczesna cywilizacja. Ich skutki są odczuwalne globalnie i obejmują zarówno zjawiska środowiskowe, takie jak wzrost temperatur, topnienie lodowców, ekstremalne zjawiska pogodowe, jak i skutki społeczno gospodarcze - m.in. migracje klimatyczne, zakłócenia w produkcji żywności, zagrożenie dla zdrowia publicznego i destabilizację gospodarczą. Nadchodząca katastrofa klimatyczna jest kwestią konsensusu naukowego. Mimo to istnieją grupy, które nie wierzą w naukowe przewidywania i konieczność powstrzymania wzrostu temperatury o 2°C w stosunku do ery przedindustrialnej. Wobec tej sytuacji polityka klimatyczna staje się elementem wojen kulturowych oraz polaryzacji. Przedmiotem tego zbioru artykułów jest analiza współczesnej polityki klimatycznej, zarówno na poziomie globalnym, jak i regionalnym. Zmiany klimatu nie dotyczą jednego rejonu ani grupy, dlatego w tekstach przedstawione zostają perspektywy różnych środowisk z różnych rejonów oraz odmienne sposoby wykorzystywania lub wdrażania polityk klimatycznych. Jest to jedna z pierwszych prac w polskim dyskursie naukowym, która eksploruje temat zmian klimatycznych w kontekście politycznym i społecznym. Dzięki jej interdyscyplinarnemu charakterowi ma potencjał, by znacząco przyczynić się do dyskusji o klimacie, polityce i odpowiedzialności społecznej. Mamy nadzieję, że dzięki jej innowacyjności i rzetelności zawartych w niej tekstów będzie stanowić dla Państwa cenną lekturę.
Copyright (c) 2025 Monika Ślufińska, Julia Tymczyszyn, Martyna Żurek (Volume editor); Barbara Królczyk, Klaudia Górecka, Anna Kasperska, Katarzyna Gil, Patrycja Badzińska, Michał Frejlich, Nina Wtorkowska
Sfragistyka plebanów śląskich kościołów parafialnych w czasach przedhusyckich (do 1419 roku)
SPHRAGISTICS OF PARISH PRIESTS OF SILESIAN PARISH CHURCHES IN PRE-HUSSITE TIMES (UNTIL 1419) The presented publication is a monographic analysis of the section of sigillography indicated in its title, which are seals belonging to parish priests. It is based on source material gathered in the Catalogue of Seals of Silesian Parish Priests (up to 1419) published by Księgarnia Akademicka in 2024. The publication consists of an introduction, conclusion, and four chapters describing various aspects of the studied seals. The first chapter analyzes the formal elements of the seals, such as shape, size, wax color, method of attaching the imprints to documents, and the appearance of the reverse side. The second chapter deals with the inscriptions present on parish priests’ seals, primarily the surrounding legends. Attention is paid to the epigraphic script, the content of the legends, the abbreviations and special signs used in them, and their functions. It also presents the issue of other inscriptions found on the analyzed artifacts that are not legends. The third chapter addresses the iconography of parish priests’ seals. In its first part, the gathered sigillographic material is divided according to the typology adopted by the author into seals with personal signs of the holder, seals with monastic signs, seals with hagiographic motifs, and mixed subtypes, and then analyzed in subsequent subsections. The last, fourth chapter concerns the functioning of Silesian parish priests’ seals. The considerations contained in it focus on the sources of motifs appearing in the iconography of these seals, their durability on the seals of successive parish priests serving in the same parish, and the few preserved sigillographic systems of Silesian parish priests. The conclusion addresses, among other things, the issue of dividing the messages expressed by the analyzed artifacts into typical and individual content and formulates research postulates for the future.
ARE THE DECEASED HAPPY? JOURNAL OF THE THIRD YEAR OF WAR The presented book – written in the form of an intellectual diary, intended to refer to Gustav Herling-Grudziński’s “Journal Written at Night”, which was very well-known during the communist era, is the second volume of Grzegorz Przebinda’s war journal, written in the context of the current full-scale war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine on February 22, 2022. The first volume – “Putin’s Last War: a Philologist’s Dispute with Russia”, published in Polish in November 2023, covered events from the period immediately preceding the war to the end of its first year. This second volume was originally intended to be a story about the third year of the war, until the end of February 2025, but due to the accumulation and dynamics of bloody events, mainly related to Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, it was extended with breaks until July 18, 2025. The author juxtaposes events and war crimes, day by day, with Russian culture, both old and new, and with the history of mediaeval Rus, Tsarist Russia, Soviet Russia, and actual Putin’s Russia. He also analyses the attitudes of contemporary Russian writers toward the war, many of whom he has known personally for many years. An analysis of their attitudes shows that Russian writers, theatre and film directors, etc., when it comes to their attitude toward Russia’s imperial war against Ukraine, can be divided into three groups. Some of them, mainly those living permanently in Putin’s Russia – primarily Zakhar Prilepin and Alexander Prokhanov – openly support the war, while others – mainly those in exile, such as Dmitry Bykov, Boris Akunin, Viktor Shenderovich, and Dmitry Glukhovsky – strongly oppose the war, for which they are wanted by Putin’s Russia and even sentenced in absentia to several years in harsh penal colonies. However, the most numerous group of Russian writers, also mainly those remaining in the country, led by Yevgeny Vodolazkin, are those who, in their speeches and literary works, ignore the war with absolute silence. The book, in its main part, begins with a description of the unbelievable events of March 2024, when prison authorities refused for a long time to release the body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, murdered at Putin’s behest in a northern penal colony. It ends with a description and reflection on the subsequent terrible bombings of Ukrainian cities by Russia in the spring of 2025, during which entire families with children, mothers, and fathers were killed in their homes in Kyiv, Odessa, Poltava, and Sumy. The author of the above diary intended not only to show the inhuman nature of Putin’s war against Ukraine, but also to point out the fundamental difference between Russians who support the war and those who strongly oppose it. One of the latter, Alexander Skobov, a historian from St. Petersburg currently serving a 16-year sentence in a harsh penal colony in Syktyvkar in the northern Komi Republic, recently announced publicly: “Putin’s Russia has transformed itself into a generator of absolute evil and a deadly threat to both the surrounding world and its own population. It must be removed, just as the Nazi Reich was removed”. For there will be no other end to this war.