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DOI: 10.24131/3724.250401

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Health pedagogy in Poland developed in close connection with social, cultural, and systemic changes, treating health not only as a biological value, but also as a psychological, educational, axiological, and social category. Today, it is an interdisciplinary subdiscipline that studies the psychological and socio-environmental determinants of health and disease and identifies educational and preventive measures for various social groups, taking into account physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. This article presents a brief historical overview of health education in Poland – from early activities in the field of hygiene education and disease prevention to contemporary concepts of multidimensional health education. Next, the inclusion of the psychological determinants of health is proposed, with particular emphasis on resilience, and supports the development of upbringing and educational methods. Finally, a conceptual model of resilience and health is presented, integrating various dimensions of an individual's functioning in a psychosocial context. 

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resilience health pedagogy health social prevention

DOI: 10.24131/3724.250402

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The economic difficulties faced by African countries may have been significantly exacerbated by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused significant disruptions to student learning across the world. In this study, we estimate the relationship between human capital, measured through Harmonized Learning Outcomes, and GDP per capita in African countries based on available historical data. Our estimations indicate that a one standard deviation increase in human capital is associated with roughly a 400 point increase in GDP per capita, with statistical significance found both for primary and secondary school achievements in the educational domains of mathematics and reading. Given the evidence from the literature on the significant economic and educational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, this could translate into an economic loss, estimated as being between 70 and 330 US dollars per capita in African countries. We highlight the need for reliable and consistent estimations of school performance in the continent. 

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COVID-19 learning loss African countries

DOI: 10.24131/3724.250403

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This study explores the role of creative self-efficacy in mathematics in shaping students’ choices of science, technology, engineering and technology (STEM) classes in secondary school, with a particular focus on gender differences. A sample of 185 eighth-grade students from the Mazovian Voivodeship in Poland completed measures of creative self-efficacy, creative personality traits, math skills, and school achievement. Results showed that boys reported higher creative self-efficacy in mathematics than girls, which was associated with a stronger preference for choosing STEM subjects. For girls, creative self-efficacy was primarily predicted by math grades, while for boys it was additionally linked to creative personality and math skills. The findings underscore the importance of targeted educational strategies to strengthen girls’ confidence in their creative mathematical abilities and to reduce gender disparities in STEM pathways. 

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creative self-efficacy gender differences STEM education mathematical skills educational choices

DOI: 10.24131/3724.250404

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The article presents a theoretical analysis of the relationship between a sense of community and social participation in the context of education. The starting point is a reflection on contemporary interpretations of the concept of community—from classical communitarianism to Maffesoli’s concept of neo-tribalism. An attempt was made to compare two approaches to community: Wojciszke’s psychological model of agency and community, and McMillan and Chavis’s concept of a sense of community. The importance of shaping a sense of community as an essential component of education for the social participation of children and young people is emphasized. Areas of pedagogical activity that can support the development of social competences and involvement in community life are proposed. 

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Education community sense of community social participation