Tadeusz W. Nowacki’s conception of supplementing education and occupational improvement still current in modern requirements of the job market

Abstract

Tadeusz W. Nowacki, the creator of pedagogical work, noticed in his scientific conception the problem of supplementing education and occupational improvement, so he created a new seventh research area in his scientific sub-discipline. He acknowledged that these processes are a decisive part of the personality development program, which lasts an entire life and aims to achieve occupational
mastery, which would be an expression of occupational fulfilment. This masterly achievement exists in every occupation, but it is differently perceived because of the prestige of different occupations in society. Professions which require long education are perceived more prestigiously than common occupations, like a waiter, cook or hairdresser. Their reliable, conscientious work and general need to satisfy higher and higher demands of individuals are the consequences of civilization changes. As a result, workers keep improving their competences and products. It is all to satisfy consumers’ everyday needs. Purchasing these products is not only an accolade for people who make them, but also they are proud of their effort. This justifies their conclusion that it is worthwhile to supplement education for occupational improvement. In that way, the concept of Tadeusz W. Nowacki has been inscribed into the work development model started by Pius XI and continued by Stefan Wyszyński. They claimed, that not only product is improved, but also humans who produce it. Such a possibility, in Stefan Wyszyński’s opinion, have only humans as thinking and free beings who realize two aims: 1. To improve products; 2. To improve humans who work, which is the start of socioeconomic
progress, human civilization, moral and religious progress and world culture.