2013-01-312013-01-312012Studia Edukacyjne, nr 21, 2012, s. 7-17.978-83-232-2485-31233-6688http://hdl.handle.net/10593/4283The author presents an expanded view of alternative pedagogical concepts called “contrary peda-gogies” which based on epistemological criterion were categorized by Z. Kwiecinski as “awesome pedagogies”. Various utopian ideologies included in those pedagogies infl uence the awareness and behavior of the general public. With time they fi nd their way into universal education programs. The author analyzes the term “pedagogy” and presents the role of “contrary pedagogies“ in the development of theoretical and practical education.pedagogyideologyeducational theory and practice