<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Changes in the position of geography as a field of education are examined in the context of the socio-political transition in Poland after 1989 and in relation to the changes in higher education. The influences of changes in higher education on the number of geography students in the years 1990–2009, the regional differentiation of interest in geography studies, and developments in staff and the organization of schools with geography programmes are analysed. In the years 1989/90–2008/09 the number of higher education schools offering geography programmes increased by one third. The range of programmes offered was widened with new specialisations</p></abstract>

Changes in the position of geography as a field of education are examined in the context of the socio-political transition in Poland after 1989 and in relation to the changes in higher education. The influences of changes in higher education on the number of geography students in the years 1990–2009, the regional differentiation of interest in geography studies, and developments in staff and the organization of schools with geography programmes are analysed. In the years 1989/90–2008/09 the number of higher education schools offering geography programmes increased by one third. The range of programmes offered was widened with new specialisations

Geography studies in Poland after 1989 — selected issues

Institute of Geography,
Pedagogical University of Cracow

Faculty of Earth Sciences,
University of Silesia

Miscellanea Geographica

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Changes in the position of geography as a field of education are examined in the context of the socio-political transition in Poland after 1989 and in relation...

Geography studies in Poland after 1989 — selected issues

Published Online: Sep 30, 2013

Page range: 19 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0042-1

Keywords
geography studies, higher education institutions, number of students recruitment

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Geography studies in Poland after 1989 — selected issues

Published Online: Sep 30, 2013

Page range: 19 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0042-1

Keywordsgeography studies, higher education institutions, number of students recruitment

This content is open access.

Keywords
geography studies, higher education institutions, number of students recruitment