Bibliography of the Commission of National Education: Previous editions and the current state of research

The aim of this article is to investigate prior editions of bibliographies of the history of the first central school authority in the history of the Commonwealth, its accomplishments in the field of education law, publishing work, including textbook production, as well as school practice, visitations and supervision. This study presents both the contents and the methodological assumptions taken by the authors of previous bibliographical compilations. It also calls for a new, complementary compilation of primary and secondary sources that demonstrates the current state of research in Polish and international historiography.