%0 Journal Article %T The shaping of character and the rebirth of the Polish nation – Jan Ciemniewski’s concept of education for independence (based on the works until 1918) %A Jagielska, Dominika %J Polish Pedagogical Thought %V I (2015) %R 10.4467/24504564PMP.15.014.6678 %N Issue 1 %P 255-278 %K character education, education for independence, Jan Ciemniewski, pedagogy of culture %@ 2450-4572 %D 2015 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/polska-mysl-pedagogiczna/article/ksztalcenie-charakteru-a-odrodzenie-narodu-polskiego-koncepcja-wychowania-do-niepodleglosci-jana-ciemniewskiego-na-podstawie-tworczosci-do-1918-roku %X In this article I examine the issue of education for independence, which appears in the early work of Jan Ciemniewski. In particular, I focus on the relationships which according to him exist between character education and the rebirth of Polish independence. I also present his project for building the freedom and greatness of an independent Poland.