Open AccessSelected areas of functioning of adult former pupils impacted by various systems of education
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Koterwas,
Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych w Warszawie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
edukacja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2449-8998
pISSN - 0239-6858
DOI - 10.24131/3724.190202
Subject(s) - psychology , perspective (graphical) , curriculum , mathematics education , school education , pedagogy , developmental psychology , medical education , medicine , mathematics , geometry
This paper concerns the question of whether former pupils who attended various models of primary school will differ in selected areas of functioning. Two groups participated in the study: adult former pupils of the Żak Proprietary Curriculum Primary School [Autorska Szkoła Podstawowa Żak] (N=27) and former pupils of a traditional school (N=34). The respondents answered a series of questions about self-esteem, social skills, creative attitude, and self-efficacy. Former ASP Żak pupils scored higher in terms of creative attitude and self-efficacy. The study is a kind of evaluation of the school from the perspective of its primary function, which is the preparation for life in society. There is also a proposal of how to explore the prime mover of a school, and so the extent to which the school can determine the functioning of its former pupils.