Koncepcja wychowania w ujęciu Ludwiki Jeleńskiej

L. Jeleńska's conception of education falls within integral and Catholic pedagogy. The subject of education is man as a being both good and free. The educator's efforts aim at solving a problem, which is man's inner integration. The educator's work, viewed as consisting of both unconscious and conscious influences, is supported by the child's own effort. Subconscious influences prepare the ground by creating incentives to emulate a model. But what is also necessary is an appeal to the child's concentration, his interests, obedience and recognition of authority. Provided with suitable experiences the child opens himself to conscious influences. These involve the method of the ideal, objectivization and specialization of effort. L. Jeleńska's conception of education was opposed to such directions in pedagogy as naturalism, intellectualism, sociologism, totalism and cultural pedagogy.