The authoress undertakes the task of presenting biographicity as an important scientific category and theoretical conception in biographical research. She shows the existence of biographicity in the reflection of Polish researchers, especially Polish andragogists. She presents the conception of biographicity from Peter Alheit’s point of view, emphasizing its systematic approach (as paradigm in adult education) and personal competence. She connects biographicity conception with lifelong learning. She points out theses of biographicity conception to P. Alheit referring to lifelong learning, which are suitable for empirical studies. The text ends with an attempt of whole approach to biographicity as a theoretical frame for biographical research.
Old age known and unknown-chosen reflections on contemporary old age Streszczenie. W tekście autorka podejmuje refleksje nad stanem wiedzy naukowej i społecznej świadomości na temat procesu starzenia się i starości. Szczególnie zwraca uwagę na te zagadnienia, które ukazywane są w sposób niepełny i które powinny być przedmiotem dalszych badań i analiz naukowych. Zalicza do nich fragmentaryczną wiedzę o cielesności, psychiczności i duchowości człowieka starszego, trudne tematy egzystencjalne, m.in. doświadczenie śmierci i osamotnienia, zagadnienia wymagające "weryfikacji", np. kult młodości i zewnętrzności, potrzeby osób starszych, opieka i pomoc w starości, rola rodziny, odniesienie do rozwoju i aktywności, zmiany i pośpiechu, przewidywalność i przygotowanie do starości, a także tzw. gerontologiczne tabu: zaprzeczanie starości i duchowości, odsuwanie kwestii przemijania i transcendencji, towarzyszenie w drodze człowiekowi starszemu. Ukazuje potrzebę traktowania starości jako wartości. Słowa kluczowe: starość, refleksje, niedostatek wiedzy o starości, wartość starości Summary. In the text the authoress has reflections on the state of scientific knowledge and social awareness of the topic of ageing process and old age. She particularly pays attention to the issues which are shown in an incomplete way and which should be the subject of further scientific studies and analyses. They include fragmentary knowledge of corporeality, mentality and spirituality of an elderly person, difficult existential topics, among them the experience of death and loneliness, issues requiring "verification", e.g. the cult of youth and outsideness, the needs of the elderly, care and help in old age, the role of a family, the attitude to development and activity, change and hurry, predictability and preparing for old age and also the so called gerontological taboo: denying old age and spirituality, pushing away the question of passing and transcendentalism, accompanying an elderly person in their journey. She shows the need of treating old age as value.
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