Selected areas of functioning of adult former pupils impacted by various systems of education

Abstract

This paper concerns the question of whether former pupils who attended various models of primary school will differ in selected areas of functioning. Two groups participated in the study: adult former pupils of the Żak Proprietary Curriculum Primary School [Autorska Szkoła Podstawowa Żak] (N=27) and former pupils of a traditional school (N=34). The respondents answered a series of questions about self-esteem, social skills, creative attitude, and self-efficacy. Former ASP Żak pupils scored higher in terms of creative attitude and self-efficacy. The study is a kind of evaluation of the school from the perspective of its primary function, which is the preparation for life in society. There is also a proposal of how to explore the prime mover of a school, and so the extent to which the school can determine the functioning of its former pupils.