ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ОСВІТНІХ ПОТРЕБ ПРЕДСТАВНИКІВ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ГРОМАДИ У ЦЕНТРАХ ШКІЛЬНИЦТВА У ПОЛЬЩІ

Abstract

The article deals with the role of educational centres in preserving the national identity of the Ukrainian community in a foreign cultural environment. Schools with a native language education are of considerable importance, since the use of Ukrainian and the observance of traditions are the main factors in preserving culture.The stages of the Ukrainian schooling development in Poland within the period from the mid-20th to the beginning of the 21st c. are аnalysed, the functioning of schooling centers under the conditions of interaction between the title Polish nation and the Ukrainian minority is considered. It has been found out that the dynamics of the formation of Ukrainian schooling in Poland as a system depended on socio-political factors. Numerous organizational and pedagogical approaches in the development of Ukrainian schooling are identified. It is noted that the study of Ukrainian takes place at different educational levels: preschool institutions, primary schools, grammar schools and general secondary lyceums. Attention is payed to a widespread form of language learning in Poland – Sunday schools. The fact of a special place of church organisations in preserving traditions is noted.The importance of the mother tongue as a major factor in hindering assimilation processes has been highlighted. The significance of the activities of such cultural and educational organizations as the Ukrainian Social and Cultural Society (later the Organization of Ukrainians in Poland) and the Ukrainian Teachers’ Society, as well as its founder and chairman Yaroslav Hrytskovian, a Polish scholar of Ukrainian origin, is emphasized.The directions and the educational achievements of schooling institutions in a multicultural environment, as well as the problematic issues relating to the functioning of the cultural and educational centres are considered.