http://hdl.handle.net/11716/4560 2026-04-10T10:05:04Z 2026-04-10T10:05:04Z Wilczyński, Witold http://hdl.handle.net/11716/11730 2023-03-10T14:42:26Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Co zostało z idei jedności geografii? Wilczyński, Witold Trying to analyze and assess particular scientific, educational and philosophical concepts of Wacław Nałkowski, one should not lose sight of what is his greatest achievement, what was his main concern and care throughout all his scientific career. It is the idea of geography as an autonomous and coherent science, covering the whole of reality that is perceived and experienced in the course of the everyday life. Among the contemporary Polish geographical circles there are very limited number of scholars who are inclined to understand and accept this fairly simple idea. It was demonstrated thanks to the current debate conducted in the pages of Polish scientific journals, and especially the polemics between Jerzy Bański and Zbigniew Rykiel. Understanding of some key notions by particular disputants showed to be so different, that it prevents effective agreement. In spite of that, they both seem to suggest that the idea of the unity of geography is harmful and should be abandoned. Like the most of geographers, they see no need for the unity of geography, or set their hope for its reintegration on unifying of human and physical geographies. The article presents the arguments in the light of which such position must be recognized incorrect mainly due to the fact, that the disputants utilize the elements of colloquial speech instead of the exact philosophical meaning of such terms like the unity and identity (with reference to geography of course). Therefore, the conclusion tells that the idea of disintegration geography synonymous with its liquidation is definitely premature in the face of the great potential contained in the classical geographical concepts, represented also by Wacław Nałkowski.

2011-01-01T00:00:00Z May, Jacek http://hdl.handle.net/11716/11729 2023-03-10T14:45:57Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dekadencja geografii i zapomniane idee Wacława Nałkowskiego May, Jacek The article is inspired by Wacław Nałkowski’s writings and is a reflection on the nature of geography and its place in the system of knowledge. Moreover, the author considers the status of geography and its social relevance. The article seeks to justify the thesis that the low prestige of geography in social consciousness is an outcome of the attitudes of scholars and teachers of geography themselves, the media propaganda and also the state policy. The main objective of the paper is to verify these theses. The first part of the paper is devoted to the status of geography as a science. The author argues that contemporary perception of the essence of geography, understood as a loose compilation of physical and human disciplines, is quite different than the unified, holistic and humanistic concept of Nałkowski. The problems of geographical education are also emphasized, since the misunderstanding of geography as a science is being transferred into the sphere of education, influencing the school curricula and handbooks. In conclusion, the author proves that for the improvement in the area of geography’s social relevance, the restoration of the forgotten ideas of Wacław Nałkowski is essential.

2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Misztalska, Magdalena http://hdl.handle.net/11716/11728 2023-03-10T14:47:34Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Współczesne cele i metody kształcenia w świetle koncepcji Wacława Nałkowskiego Misztalska, Magdalena An important task of geographical education is thought to be the formulation of teaching objectives, the selection of contents and development of teaching methods. The primary task is then to define teaching objectives since the formulation of objectives is thought to be a decisive factor in the selection of contents and methods. All these topics constitute the subject matter of the special branch of geography distinguished by Nałkowski, namely the „school geography”, which was seen as extremely important. The article contains a comparison of contemporary geography teaching purposes according to Stanisław Zając, and those promoted by Wacław Nałkowski. The author concludes that although the modern geographical education goals are not significantly different from those formulated by Nałkowski, school reality increasingly deviates from the standards fixed by him more than a century ago. Therefore, Nałkowski is a scholar whose views are respected only officially and occasionally, especially at theoretical level. In school practice, however, there are promoted methods and manuals, which serve mainly to fill-in students’ brain with theory, and to break their natural, instinctive resistance.

2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Szkurłat, Elżbieta http://hdl.handle.net/11716/11727 2023-03-10T14:49:37Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Idee Wacława Nałkowskiego a współczesna dydaktyka Szkurłat, Elżbieta The answer to the question whether teaching of geography nowadays respects the universal ideas of the great geographer, is not clear. A critical look at teaching achievements of Wacław Nałkowski, as well as at the contemporary state of geographical teaching, seems to be difficult due to the individual views and personal experiences. This paper is an attempt to assess the extent to which the important educational concepts of Nałkowski are respected in contemporary educational practice. The author particularly emphasizes the idea of geography as a synoptic field, which was to integrate the arts and the sciences, the „rationality” principle in geography, the views of Nałkowski concerning the use of maps, and the role and shape of geographical handbooks. In conclusion it was ascertained that the guiding principles of teaching geography, which were developed by Nałkowski and introduced by him to educational practice, today are mainly plain postulates. Although these principles did not lost their validity, what is confirmed by numerous authors, educational practice, form and content of geographical textbooks still deviate from Nałkowski’s recommendations. Also in geographical education at academic level many educational ideas of Nałkowski are not implemented.

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