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Państwo i Społeczeństwo / State and Society

Published: 2026-06-24

From the First Polish Republic to the Polish People’s Republic: Health Education in Polish Schools in Educational Law

Justyna Wojniak Logo ORCID
Section: Political Science and Public Administration
https://doi.org/10.31749/2451-0858-SaS-2026-201

Abstract

This paper presents a historical overview of Polish initiatives and activities undertaken to familiarize children and young people with basic health and health protection issues. The aim of this study is to trace previous legal and organizational solutions that determine the place and nature of broadly defined health education in Polish schools across various historical periods and political systems. It is worth noting that these solutions have a long tradition in Polish education, dating back to the Enlightenment, and continued by educational authorities in subsequent decades and changing social circumstances and political systems. The article provides a historical context for the ongoing, controversial discussion regarding the place, role and validity of introducing health education as a subject into modern schools.

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Wojniak, Justyna. “From the First Polish Republic to the Polish People’s Republic: Health Education in Polish Schools in Educational Law”. Państwo I Społeczeństwo State and Society, vol. 26, June 2026, p. 201, doi:10.31749/2451-0858-SaS-2026-201.

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Vol. 26 (2026)
Published: 2026-01-01


eISSN: 2451-0858
Ikona DOI 10.31749/2451-0858-SaS

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AFM Publishing House of the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University

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