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SUMMARY
Thecontentofthebookincludesananalysisoffacts,opinionsaboutfacts,re-
flectionsandgeneralizationsontheeducationalandsocialvaluesofsportandOlym-
pismattheturnofthe20thand21stcenturies.Theknowledgecontainedinthebook
istheresultofmanyyearsofscientificresearch,mainlyinthefieldofhumanities
andsocialsciences;educators,theoreticiansofphysicaleducationandsport.The
authorsofthismonographfocusedprimarilyonthevalues,positivesidesofphysical
activityandphysicaleducation,whicharethebasisofphysicalcultureandsport.
Physicalmovement,activity,allitsformsarenecessaryinthedevelopmentandentire
ontogenesisofman,especiallynowadaysinthenetworkandknowledgesociety.In
ordertoknowandunderstandtoday'sreality,liveinitandchangeit,onemustun-
dergoappropriateeducation,acquireskillsandhabitsoflifelonglearning.This
shouldbeprovidedbyagood,modernschool.Itisintendedtoservethechildand
supporthisself-realization.Schoolshouldfosterthedevelopmentofbodyandmind,
talentsandimagination,willandfeelings.Providestudentswithmoralandspiritual
development,whileinhibitingandeliminatingthreatsandnegativeinfluences.School
canandshouldbeanopeneducationalenvironmentamongpeers.Itisduringschool
educationthatbondswithsocietyareformed.Intheschoolofthe21stcentury,phys-
icaleducationispartofitsintegralcurriculum.Hejoinsthedynamicprocessofed-
ucatingthestudent,whichincludesneedsanddreams,habitsandcustomsinthe
familyandenvironment.Outofconcernforchildren'shealthandmultilateraldevel-
opment,anautonomousschoolshouldcooperatetoagreaterextentwithteachersof
allsubjectsandwithparents.
Lessonandextra-curricularactivities,camps,tourismandsightseeingshould
strengthenactiveandcreativemovement,whichisthenaturalstateofman,toagre-
aterextent.Bycreatingconditionsforcommunitylife,theschoolusesthevaluesof
physicaleducationandschoolsporttobuildandstrengthentheculturalbondsofall
subjectsofeducation:students,parents,teachers.Duringsportsactivities,students
gainthenecessaryexperienceindevelopingphysicalandspiritualfitness.Theylearn
freechoiceofvalues,schoolsimultaneouslyeliminatesfearandeducationalcoercion.
Upbringingtakesplaceinitthroughdevelopment,anddevelopmentthroughjoy.To
alargeextent,thisisensuredbysportsactivities,becausefunplaysanimportant
roleinthem.Itintroducesthechildtotheworldoftheclosestculturalvalues,free-
domofchoiceandexpressionofindividualexperiences.Itshowspatterns,normsand
rulesofconduct.
DiscussingthepathsofdevelopmentofphysicaleducationinPoland,theau-
thorspointoutthatphysicaleducationextendsthroughoutlife.Itisaconsciousand
purposefulformofphysicalactivity,aimedatthemultilateraldevelopmentofthe
childandalleviatingtheeffectsofaging.Therefore,itshouldberelatedtolifestyle.
Modernsportisshownasasocialandculturalphenomenon.Itstransfor-
mationsinthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturyandthefirsttwodecadesofthe21st
centuryareoutlinedagainstthesocio-economicandpoliticalbackground.During
thisperiod,sportunderwentahistoricmetamorphosis:frompleasantfunandenter-
tainmenttoamateurpracticingforpleasureasakindofart.Soithasdifferentfaces.
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