Janusz Korczak’s Pedagogy and Methods of participatory Work with Children for their Human Rights

  • Urszula Markowska-Manista University of Warsaw & University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
  • Dominika Magdalena Zakrzewska-Oledzka The Maria Grzegorzewska University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/soci.64452
Keywords: Janusz Korczak, pedagogy, participation, participatory methods, children's rights, childhood

Abstract

In the text, we outline the pedagogical approaches and methods of participatory work with children in the Orphans’ Home in Warsaw applied by Janusz Korczak (Henryk Goldszmit). Korczak was a Jewish-Polish pedagogue, medical doctor, activist for children's rights and an important author for children as well as adults. His pedagogy oriented towards the child primarily related to children's subjectivity, children’s agency, children’s rights and their participation in activities in defense of their rights in the place of their daily life. This is a child-oriented approach based on respect for the child and the cooperation of adults in partnership with children. Through reference to the context and situationality, we attempt to show how Korczak’s methods can be used in the contemporary world while working with children in difficult circumstances , particularly in closed environments- such as educational institutions, refugee centres and camps

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Urszula Markowska-Manista, University of Warsaw & University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | University of Warsaw | PL
E: u.markowska-ma@uw.edu.pl | W
Program Director | MA Childhood Studies and Children's Rights | University of Applied Sciences Potsdam/Fachhochschule Potsdam

 

Dominika Magdalena Zakrzewska-Oledzka, The Maria Grzegorzewska University

PhD

Institute of Psychology

Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
The Maria Grzegorzewska University

Szczęśliwicka 40 St., Warsaw, Poland

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Published
2019-08-22
How to Cite
Markowska-Manista U. y Zakrzewska-Oledzka D. M. (2019). Janusz Korczak’s Pedagogy and Methods of participatory Work with Children for their Human Rights. Sociedad e Infancias, 3, 295-313. https://doi.org/10.5209/soci.64452
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Vol. 3 (2019): Childhood protagonism in contexts of vulnerability
Section
Special Section. The Lessons of Janusz Korczak

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