Polityka kanonu a kształtowanie się wielokulturowego społeczeństwa obywatelskiego

Abstract

Canons in education are social projects nested in a dynamic national tradition. Social and cultural changes as well as challenges of globalization result in changes of educational canons. Challenges of Polish transformation as well as requirements of the future enforce modifications of the current Polish canon of the romantic origin. The suggested changes are following: 1) changes in the meaning: transition from the ethnic meaning of “a nation” category to the civic one; 2) transition from the politics of a cultural domination to the politics of pluralism; 3) transition from communitarian democracy towards liberal democracy; 4) developing of a global, European, civic and intercultural dimensions in education; 5) redefining categories of “patriotism” and “the patriotic education”. The aforementioned changes should apply however evolutionary approach reinterpreting and modifying the contents of the current educational canon.