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TOGETHER OR APART? CHILDREN FROM UKRAINE IN POLISH SCHOOLS - RESEARCH REVIEW, CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
Katarzyna GMAJ1, Iwona BĄBIAK2
Publication language: English
scientific paper
Guests Editors of the Issue Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Keywords: education, Polish school, Ukrainian pupils, migration
Abstract The Russian-Ukrainian war abruptly introduced diversity to Polish schools, undeniably shaping a new, permanent reality. This article analyses the profound impact of the war on Polish institutions, drawing on statistical data and research conducted after the 2022 conflict escalation. We compare conclusions from Polish studies with those from earlier research from outside Poland, providing a comprehensive view of the school’s current and future diversity. Up to now, the dominant model in Poland has been a preference for relationships within nation-ally homogeneous groups. This raises questions about the announced changes to the core curriculum, since the school aims to support all students in their social development, regardless of their background or characteristics.
sociologist, lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Manage-ment, Lazarski University in Warsaw, Poland
ORCID: 0000-0003-2799-1628
E-mail: gmajka@poczta.onet.pl
social psychologist, sociologist. Assistant Professor at the WSB Merito University in Warsaw, Poland
ORCID: 0000-0001-6860-1927
E-mail: iwona.babiak@gmail.com