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Ambrosewicz-Jacobs, Jolanta; Szuchta, Robert – Intercultural Education, 2014
In many European countries, disparities have grown between history and the memory of the Holocaust. Debates on Polish-Jewish relations during the Holocaust and empirical studies in the field of education reveal that there is a gap between research and education. The emphasis in this paper is on the content of new history textbooks published after…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Jews, European History, War
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Pasieka, Agnieszka – Journal of Rural Studies, 2012
The aim of my paper is to discuss the phenomenon of nostalgia for socialism in rural Poland. More precisely, I discuss how experiences of rurality and diverse religious beliefs intertwine with nostalgia. Depicting the memories of socialism, shared with me by the inhabitants of a multi-religious rural commune in Southern Poland, I aim to…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Religion, Catholics, Protestants
OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2013
"Education Indicators in Focus" is a recurring series of briefs that highlight specific indicators in "OECD's Education at a Glance" that are of particular interest to policy makers and practitioners. They provide a detailed look into current issues in pre-primary, primary and secondary education, higher education, and adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Benefits, Demography, Expectation
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Palasinski, Marek; Abell, Jackie; Levine, Mark – Qualitative Report, 2012
In this paper, we explore how white Catholic men talk about the indirect dilemma of non-intervention for black ethnic outgroups. We illustrate how they mobilise global categorisation (all humanity) and use various forms of denial to deal with their non-involvement. Having analyzed representative fragments of their prejudice avoidance talk, we…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Catholics, Males, Blacks
Hughes, Teresa Ann; Butler, Norman L.; Kritsonis, William Allan; Herrington, David – Online Submission, 2007
This article deals with cheating in examinations in two Polish higher institutions, and is the result of Dr. Butler's discussions with learners at AGH University of Science and Technology and one graduate of the Jagiellonian University. Reasons are given as to why learners crib and why it is socially acceptable for them to do so. It is concluded…
Descriptors: Tests, Cheating, Ethics, Student Behavior
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Robila, Mihaela; Krishnakumar, Ambika – Children & Society, 2004
This study examines the additive effect of attitudes towards gender roles and importance of marriage on the centrality of children in seven East European countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, the former East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Slovenia using the data from the 1994 International Social Science Survey (ISSP). Results support…
Descriptors: Surveys, Children, Sex Role, Structural Equation Models