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In the process of shaping the geography as a science there appeared two research trends. One of them is reflected in ongoing scientific specialization and isolation of new disciplines, while the other is characterized by making attempts to synthesize the results achieved by the specialized disciplines. Against this background, this paper is trying to find a frame to synthesize the phenomena through...
The educational reform in 1999 introduced external examinations into the Polish system of education. The examinations are carried out on the basis of educational standards for individual subjects and subject groups. External examinations, especially new Matura examination, changed diametrically previous solutions which is a challenge to teachers, students and parents. Being frequently chosen by students...
Eugeniusz Romer’s contribution to the development of Polish geography has been extensively appreciated. Historians of geography emphasized however his contribution in the field of physical geography and map making. Meanwhile, Romer’s human geographical concepts seem to be no less original and valuable. One of the most popular ones is the geopolitical controversy between Romer and Wacław Nałkowski...
Roma people are one of the most colourful minorities in Poland and arouse interest and controversy among contemporary Polish society, nearly monolithic in terms of ethnic origin and nationality. At present, the socio-economic situation of Roma people in Poland and in other European countries is difficult and marked with social exclusion. In the article the author identifies and describes the following...
The socio-economic, cultural and technological transformations, characteristic features of the globalization era, result in altering the ways in which tourist and recreational services are rendered, leading to the formation of the so-called mega-tourism trends. At present, tourism has become one of the fastest developing economic branches in many countries around the world. This dynamic development...
The dynamic development of tourism in many regions of the world causes competition boost which, in turn, leads to a variety of changes in tourist offers. Tourism is an alternative for other types of economic activity, this relates to spatial units of diverse area, including cities. The tourist function can become the mechanism of local development for cities and the protection of the cultural and...
Housing conditions are considered an element reflecting the living standard of the population. In addition, it is also an important index illustrating advancement of suburbanisation processes. The article presents diversification of housing conditions in two selected metropolitan areas: Warsaw, Kraków and Potential Rzeszów Metropolitan Area. Two indexes are analysed in the paper: the number of persons...
During the time of centrally controlled economy Polish cities were shaped by processes and structures typical of a socialist state. When changes in the economic, social and political system in Poland begun, Polish cities and towns entered a transformation process. The aim of the paper is to answer the question whether and to what extent spatial transformations of small towns in Poland show symptoms...
The subject of this paper is the issue of urban sprawling in the Kraków Metropolitan Area (Poland). Particular attention is paid on the changing role of industry as one of the key elements of development and metropolization of cities in post-socialist, emerging economies. The role of the industry in terms of activation of labor resources has been diminishing, which is connected to the automation of...
Przez długie lata edukacja była tą dziedziną, w której obawiano się działań nowych, spontanicznych, a same przykłady innowacji zdarzały się niezbyt często. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia wstępną ocenę programu nauczania przedmiotu uzupełniającego „Przyroda” do liceum i powstał jako efekt Projektu „Kształcenie Pełne Wyobraźni – KPW”. Projekt realizowany jest przez Wyższą Szkołę Europejską im. Ks. Józefa...
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