The attitude of Polish youth towards migrants, and educational process planning in geography teaching Using the example of selected groups of students from Poznań and Warsaw

• Main Authors: Awramiuk-Godun Alina, Górny Janusz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2020-04-01
• Series: Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development
• Subjects: migration crisis; migrants; refugees; youth attitude; educational process; geography education
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0016

The political destabilization in the Middle East has caused such a significant wave of migration to European countries, that the situation has evolved into a migration crisis. Research on the awareness and opinions on mass migration conducted among a selected group of Polish youth show how differentiated attitudes are – from moderately positive to extremely negative. At the same time, almost everyone signaled that schools’ engagement in providing students with solid knowledge on migration was insufficient. In this context, this paper discusses the importance of taking account of students’ opinions in the planning of educational processes. If schools are to influence the attitudes of the young, they should create a space for dialogue and for students to express their opinions and values. Such activities, together with solid knowledge, will allow educational and pedagogical objectives to be reached.