title: Pedagogical Authority in a Changing World.The Contemporary Portrait of a Master Władysław Duczko (1946–2025)
abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine evolving perceptions of authority, with particular emphasis on educational authority figures, and to contextualize these changes through a case study. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The central research question is: What factors lead young people to perceive a contemporary teacher as a pedagogical authority? The study employs the analysis of existing literature, ethno-historical and memorial sources, as well as a case study approach. THE PROCESS 
journal: Horyzonty Wychowania