A MULTIPAGE TACTILE BOOK ABOUT EMOTIONS – UPPER-SECONDARY STUDENTS’ CREATION ANALYSIS

The article is an attempt at presenting the visual analysis associated with the didactic experience of the author. She decided to conduct demonstration lessons related to the art of learning emotions for two groups of upper-secondary students in Poland. The students’ teams were built of several people whom the task was to choose the specific emotion they were going to present in the book as well as to craft a tactile book using, for instance: coloured pieces of paper, glue sticks, stickers, textiles, felt-tip pens, magazines and so on. As a result of undertaken action, the author collected a dozen multipage tactile books about emotions created collaboratively by the lesson participants. The material was treated as cultural archetypes and then analysed with regard to sensational meanings given by their creators. 

Gender representations in the Polish public space – an attempt to capture the dynamics of the discourse

Before 2013, the term ‘gender’ as used to define male and female social roles had appeared relatively rarely in the public sphere. However, it had not been completely unknown. Whenever this term did occur in utterances of public figures, it was mostly in reference to equality policies (gender policy) and the idea of gender mainstreaming in EU projects. It was commonly associated with feminism and has in this form entered the social consciousness, including the minds of major public figures, especially those with highest state positions. The situation changed radically in 2013. The term ‘gender’ started to be connected with ‘gender ideology’, a term coined by people associated with the Catholic Church. This article presents the ways in which the issues related to the broadly meant gender are presented on the right and left sides of the political scene. This analysis is based on selected interviews and other utterances of famous politicians as well as the articles in popular weekly magazines published in 2011–2015. This paper covers both kinds of utterances – those in line with the rules of political correctness and the examples of hate speech. All examples are provided to highlight the mechanisms of discrimination hidden in the language of politics.Before 2013, the term ‘gender’ as used to define male and female social roles had appeared relatively rarely in the public sphere. However, it had not been completely unknown. Whenever this term did occur in utterances of public figures, it was mostly in reference to equality policies (gender policy) and the idea of gender mainstreaming in EU projects. It was commonly associated with feminism and has in this form entered the social consciousness, including the minds of major public figures, especially those with highest state positions. The situation changed radically in 2013. The term ‘gender’ started to be connected with ‘gender ideology’, a term coined by people associated with the Catholic Church. This article presents the ways in which the issues related to the broadly meant gender are presented on the right and left sides of the political scene. This analysis is based on selected interviews and other utterances of famous politicians as well as the articles in popular weekly magazines published in 2011–2015. This paper covers both kinds of utterances – those in line with the rules of political correctness and the examples of hate speech. All examples are provided to highlight the mechanisms of discrimination hidden in the language of politics

Reprezentacje gender w polskiej sferze publicznej – próba uchwycenia dynamiki dyskursu

Before 2013, the term ‘gender’ as used to define male and female social roles had appeared relatively rarely in the public sphere. However, it had not been completely unknown. Whenever this term did occur in utterances of public figures, it was mostly in reference to equality policies (gender policy) and the idea of gender mainstreaming in EU projects. It was commonly associated with feminism and has in this form entered the social consciousness, including the minds of major public figures, especially those with highest state positions. The situation changed radically in 2013. The term ‘gender’ started to be connected with ‘gender ideology’, a term coined by people associated with the Catholic Church. This article presents the ways in which the issues related to the broadly meant gender are presented on the right and left sides of the political scene. This analysis is based on selected interviews and other utterances of famous politicians as well as the articles in popular weekly magazines published in 2011–2015. This paper covers both kinds of utterances – those in line with the rules of political correctness and the examples of hate speech. All examples are provided to highlight the mechanisms of discrimination hidden in the language of politics.Before 2013, the term ‘gender’ as used to define male and female social roles had appeared relatively rarely in the public sphere. However, it had not been completely unknown. Whenever this term did occur in utterances of public figures, it was mostly in reference to equality policies (gender policy) and the idea of gender mainstreaming in EU projects. It was commonly associated with feminism and has in this form entered the social consciousness, including the minds of major public figures, especially those with highest state positions. The situation changed radically in 2013. The term ‘gender’ started to be connected with ‘gender ideology’, a term coined by people associated with the Catholic Church. This article presents the ways in which the issues related to the broadly meant gender are presented on the right and left sides of the political scene. This analysis is based on selected interviews and other utterances of famous politicians as well as the articles in popular weekly magazines published in 2011–2015. This paper covers both kinds of utterances – those in line with the rules of political correctness and the examples of hate speech. All examples are provided to highlight the mechanisms of discrimination hidden in the language of politics

Przemiany związków intymnych w dyskursach kobiecych – na marginesie projektu badawczego

Związki intymne jako konstrukty społeczne, ulegają różnorodnym przemianom. Przyczynia się do tego demokratyzacja życia osobistego opisywana przez A. Giddensa. Jego zdaniem, oddzielenie seksualności od prokreacji jest główną przyczyną przemiany związków w kierunku tzw. czystych relacji, opartych na głębokiej intymności. Tego typu związki wciąż jednak pozostają niedoścignionym ideałem z powodu subtelnych relacji władzy kształtujących bliskie relacje, niezauważalnie zawłaszczających obszar intymności, rzeźbiących codzienne praktyki tak, aby poddanie się ich dyktatowi wydawało się jedynym słusznym, samodzielnie dokonanym wyborem. Artykuł jest próbą ukazania sposobów postrzegania przemian zachodzących w relacjach intymnych na przestrzeni ostatnich kilkudziesięciu lat przez współczesne kobiety. Zostaną one zaprezentowane na podstawie danych uzyskanych z wywiadów fokusowych oraz wywiadów indywidualnych przeprowadzonych w ramach projektu „Kobiety w związkach intymnych. Studium empiryczno-krytyczne” (NCN 2011/01/D/HS6/02470)

THROUGH THE (NOT SO) PINK GLASSES: GENDER BIAS IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS

This article was written as part of the project funded by the National Science Centre allocated on the basis of the decision no DEC-2011/01/D/HS6/02470. It shows how social representations of intimate relationships are shared among women and where they are rooted. According to Serge Moscovici, social representations are systems of values, ideas and practices, which allow people in groups to understand each other. Thus women have such a system, which is created through their entire life within the process of informal learning. During this processes some gender bias is imposed. This bias becomes a part of social representations of intimate relationships and influences practices of „being-in-relationship”. Those practices often do not fit life situations, contributing to the deterioration of women’s quality of life . All these processes are analysed on the basis of data taken from focus group interviews (FGI) with women. During interviews women often referred to some shared meanings, which constitute their social representations. Finally, these interviews show, that close relationships are highly affected by gender bias, thus they are full of misunderstandings and internal conflicts. The findings highlight the role played by the social representations in women’s subjective experience of their intimate relationships

Not teaching, but coaching creating a self-development culture in a classroom

Nowadays we hear a lot about coaching, but what does coaching really mean? Why does it matter? What is more, the notion of edu-coaching has also emerged in recent years, and this idea seems to be gaining popularity. But can coaching replace traditional classroom education? To what extent could it be useful at school? In the first part of this article I would like to define what coaching is, how it is different from mentoring and how it can be used to support pupils and teachers at personal, team and whole school levels. Undoubtedly, there are obvious benefits of coaching for students, staff, school as well as coaches. There are three core skills of coaching: listening, questioning and reviewing. To be a good coach, a teacher should understand how to be a good listener and how to ask proper coaching questions. They should ask questions that help them and the coached/the pupil to review, reflect and to clarify matters throughout the lesson. There are some coaching tools that can be used at various stages of the coaching process at school, including the balance wheel, rating scale, bisociation, viewpoints and motivational record. A teacher can successfully use coaching on the basis of the GROW (Goal, Reality, Options and Will) model. It can support the teacher’s development and his practice as a coach. As indicated in the on-line articles for teachers, starting professional training is also worthwhile. During the training, a teacher can learn how to develop classroom practice that supports growth through the use of high level listening, questioning, reflecting and summarising. Most of professional training programs contain the following elements: - using active listening and open questions to tackle issues such as pupil behaviour, - reaching their full potential by putting in place realistic goals and plans to achieve them, - taking responsibility for their own progress through change, - building rapports that can turn previously difficult interactions into productive ones. Such skills allow the teachers to create a self-development culture in their classrooms. I would like to ponder upon whether these theses have substantive grounds or perhaps they are just empty slogans. Can a teacher also be a good coach? Is it worthwhile to implement coaching in the education system? How can coaching help to improve classroom management? These and some other issues will be considered in the following text

The Idea of Holistic Education and Readiness for Change Among Teachers Participating in the “I Know How To Learn” Project: Critical Reflection

The intent of this article is to present the project “I Know How to Learn” realized from 2011 to 2014 in the schools of the Warmia-Mazury Voivodeship and its effects. The project was an educational innovation. Participation in the project allowed the author the critical insight into the schoolteachers’ adaptability to changing the educational reality through innovative teaching methods that meet the capabilities and needs of the students. The author discusses the problem of resistance to change, as well as a few ways to overcome it in the social context of school. Conclusions of that critical reflection can contribute to practical improvement of teachers’ competence

Research Practices in Critical Discourse Analysis: Constraints and Challenges

The paper is an in-depth analysis of the constraints and challenges that the researcher of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) faces in practices connected to the research processes. To fully understand where that trouble derives from, we need to examine the notion of discourse and the process of CDA itself. Then the major issues will be exemplified by particular experiences gained in the process of conducting the research project “Women in Intimate Relationships: The Empirical and Critical Study” financed by the Polish National Science Centre (NCN no 2011/01/D/HS6/02470). On one side, the text is an attempt to structure and systematize the knowledge about difficulties caused by the CDA processes, but on the other, it can be read as a kind of “warning notice” that can save very young researchers from making significant mistakes before they start their CDA investigations

Rituals in a relationship – discursive constructing of intimacy

W artykule prezentowane są wybrane wyniki badań przeprowadzonych w ramach projektu „Kobiety w związkach intymnych. Studium empiryczno-krytyczne”. Autorka charakteryzuje praktyki składające się na proces konstruowania intymności w związkach z perspektywy kobiet. Ważnymi składowymi tego procesu są dyskursywnie kształtowane rytuały partnersko-rodzinne. Zostały one przedstawione na podstawie analizy materiału badawczego pochodzącego z pogłębionych wywiadów indywidualnych. Zidentyfikowane rytuały są dwojakiego rodzaju: powszechne, stosowane w wielu związkach, oraz indywidualne, wykreowane na potrzeby tylko jednego związku. Do rytuałów pierwszego typu należą: rytuał poświęcenia dla dzieci, rytuał rodzinnej aktywności, rytuał randkowania, wspólne posiłki, pocałunki na „dzień dobry” i „dobranoc”, obdarowywanie prezentami, „wypłakiwanie się” oraz seks. Natomiast rytuałem drugiego typu jest wieczorne „ocenianie”. Najprawdopodobniej przedstawione rytuały mają swe źródła zarówno w międzypokoleniowym rodzinnym przekazie socjalizacyjnym, jak też w dyskursie publicznym.The article presents selected results of research conducted within the project „Women in intimate relationships. The empirical and critical study”. The Author characterises practices involved in the process of constructing intimacy in relationships from the women’s perspective. The important components of this process are discursively shaped partnership-family rituals. They are presented as the analysis of research material derived from in-depth individual interviews. The identified rituals are of two types: universal, used in many relationships and individual, created for only one relationship. The rituals of the first type include the ritual of sacrifice for children, the ritual of family activities, the ritual of dating, the sharing of meals, the kisses of “good morning” and “good night”, giving presents, “having a good cry” and sex. On the other hand, the second type of ritual is the evening “assessment”. The presented rituals most likely have their origins both in the intergenerational family relations of socialisation and in the public discourse

Critical perspective in the exploration of meanings of intimacy

This paper is designed to provide the most relevant scientific definitions of what we used to call “intimacy”, but also to „demystify“ a bit this sphere of human experience. At the same time the author tries to show the usefulness of a critical perspective in the exploration of multiple meanings of intimacy. They are inextricably linked with the discourses of love – variable over time and continuously prone to numerous modifications. They are constantly present in the public sphere and they penetrate the world of science, contributing to the dominance of a single, relatively rigid schema of interpretation of existing research on the most intimate areas of everyday life.   English translation: Anna Moroz-Darska The translation was financed with funds made available by the Ministry of Finance and Higher Education under contract No. 661/P-DUN/2018 of 13 July 2018 as a part of the execution of task 1: the creation of English-language versions of the issued publications in 2018.Artykuł ten ma na celu dostarczenie najbardziej odpowiednich naukowych definicji tego, co nazywaliśmy "intymnością", ale także "demaskację" nieco tej sfery ludzkiego doświadczenia. W tym samym czasie autorka stara się pokazać przydatność krytycznej perspektywy w badaniu wielu znaczeń intymności. Są nierozerwalnie związane z dyskursami miłości - zmiennymi w czasie, a dodatkową są ciągle podatnye na liczne, dodatkowe modyfikacje. Są one stale obecne w sferze publicznej i penetrują świat nauki, przyczyniając się do dominacji jednego, stosunkowo sztywnego schematu interpretacji istniejących badań nad najbardziej intymnymi obszarami życia codziennego.   Tłumaczenie na język angielski: Anna Moroz-Darska Tłumaczenie sfinansowano ze środków Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego na podstawie umowy nr 661/P-DUN/2018 z dnia 13 lipca 2018 roku w ramach realizacji zadania 1 – stworzenie anglojęzycznych wersji wydawanych publikacji w 2018 roku