The Idea of Maritime Upbringing in Poland – the Tradition and Contemporary Manifestations

Maritime upbringing is the category used by maritime sociologists at least for half a century. At first the authors take an attempt to reconstruct the idea of maritime upbringing which emerged after the Second World War. Next they refer to the idea of maritime upbringing and education discussed during the transformation and then to the current understanding and ways of implementing it in Poland and abroad. The authors conducted an introductory research project among Polish Westpomeranian teachers to find out about the scope, significance and forms of maritime upbringing realized these days in Polish seaside areas. They elaborate on the results concentrating on forms and goals of maritime upbringing as well as the prospects for the seaside region development.