Euroregions and transborder co-operation in Polish textbooks

Abstract

The reform of schooling system in Poland is coming to an end. First gymnasium (grammar school) textbooks (1999-2000) were written on the basis of earlier textbooks and their authors discussed the issues of international cooperation of states and bigger economic blocs. EU and NATO were important subjects as well (it was the time of the adherence of Poland to the latter organisation). The issues of transborder co-operation were present in geography programmes of the new Polish secondary school', and in a more limited sense in the programme of social science. On one hand geographers understand the local issues better, on the other the authors of textbooks are guided by the "Programme basis...", official document issued by the Ministry of National Education in 2002. Considering the importance of co-operation and the fact that not all the young people continue their education in lyceum (secondary school), problems of international co-operation should be discussed widely on the level of grammar schools. Some of the textbooks edited and published in 2001-2002 already fulfil those requirements