„School in the Cloud” in the Discourse Created by “Gazeta Wyborcza”. Selected Aspects

Abstract

The aim of the article is identify the knowledge construction procedures about “School in the Cloud” by the publishing house “Gazeta Wyborcza”. The media often discusses the topic of traditional schools. It is sometimes criticized or supported. The criticism includes postulates proclaiming the need for change and searching for alternative forms of education. One of the new and developing educational institutions is the “School in the Cloud”. The aim of the founder of this school is to introduce modern IT solutions to schools, offering home education in an online form and accessible to everyone (Szkoła w Chmurze 2015).
The article is based on the theory of Michel Foucault’s discourse. The empirical material was obtained as a result of discourses research. Articles from the “Gazeta Wyborcza” were analysed. The articles were published between 10/07/2024 and 02/11/2024. The author choose nine articles for article purposes.
These articles in the author’s opinion are representative of the others articles. The discursive analysis allowed for the reconstruction of “Gazeta Wyborcza” discourse about “School in the Cloud”. The presented material reveals new important conclusions, including: /1/ in education at “School in the Cloud” occur inequalities in access to education; /2/ the emphasis on the word “school” in the name of the institution imposes a definition of what this institution is; /3/ presented differences “School in the Cloud” and traditional education truly shows their common features.