Position: Assistant Professor

Institute: Institute of Pedagogy

Unit : Department of Didactics and Media Pedagogy

Contact

E-mail: imikolajewska[at]aps.edu.pl

Phone: 589-36-00 wew. 3434

Main research areas

• The issue of aggressive behaviors in connection with the development of new digital media (primarily computer games). The issue of internationalization of higher education, in connection with the globalization of the English language (mainly English as a Medium of Instruction - EMI), and the challenges experienced by researchers from new European Union countries seeking foreign grants.

Publications, conferences, events

• Knowledge Base

Biography

• Main research areas

  Inclusive and neurodiversity-informed education, with a focus on online learning and digital media, including evidence-based strategies to support student well-being and learning effectiveness; the internationalization of higher education in the context of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI); the challenges experienced by researchers from newer European Union countries in accessing international research funding; and aggressive behaviors associated with digital media, particularly computer games.

  Biography

  Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of Pedagogy, Master of Pedagogy. Associated with the Department of Media Pedagogy at Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw (since 2025); previously with the Department of Didactics and Media Pedagogy (2012–2024).

  Publications

  • McKinley, J., Mikolajewska, A., Mikolajewska, I. (2025). Barriers to EU Research Funding in Neoliberal Polish Higher Education: Institutional Challenges and Structural Inequities, European Education. 1-13. 
    DOI 10.1080/10564934.2025.2558590
  • Mikolajewska, I. Mikolajewska-Furmanek, A. (2024). Effectiveness of Aggression Replacement Training (ART)-Evidence-Based Practices. W: M. Tanaś, S. Galanciak (red.), The New Educational Review (s.70- 83). Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.
  • Mikolajewska, I. Mikolajewska-Furmanek, A. (2023). (Non) aggressive, (non) violent computer games – definitional challenges. Educational Transactional Analysis, 12, 167-181.    
  • Mikolajewska, I. Mikolajewska, A. (2023). Aggression Replacement Training (ART) as an effective method of coping with aggression – result of an experimental study with junior high computer gamers. International Journal of Pedagogy Innovation and New Technologies, 10(2), 66-74.
  • Mikolajewska, A., Mikolajewska, I. (2022).English-Medium Instruction in Polish Higher Education: Insights provided by classroom-level analysis (149-159). In. J.McKinley, N. Galloway (red.), English Medium Instruction Practices in Higher Education: International Perspectives. Bloomsbury.
  • Mikołajewska, I., Mikołajewska, A. (2020).From blended learning to complementary education. In: M. Tanaś, S. Galanciak (eds.), Cyberspace man, education. Open educational resources in the pedagogical perspective (pp. 277-287). Kraków: Oficyna 
  • Mikołajewska, I., Mikołajewska, A. (2019). Children's functioning online - is (whose) a problem? towards media education, Meritum, Mazowiecki Self-Government Educational Quarterly, 3 (54), 53-55.

  Editorial Board Member

  • International Journal of Pedagogy, Innovation and New Technologies (IJPINT), 2025 - present

  Research Projects

  • Principal Investigator, Inclusion through Development in EMI (English Medium Instruction), The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw (2025)
  • Researcher, Role of the Pomodoro Technique Used in Virtual Study Halls (VSH) in Reducing Stress and Preventing Burnout Among Neurodivergent Students, Northeastern Illinois University, Project Lead: Sana Kausar Habiya, MPH (2025–2026)
  • Researcher, EU-13 Network for Academic Community Teamwork — Institute of Education, University College London, Project Lead: Prof. Jim McKinley (TESOL and Applied Linguistics) (2019)
  • Researcher, English Medium Instruction, University College London, Project Lead: Prof. Jim McKinley (TESOL and Applied Linguistics) (2019)
  • Researcher, Form of Education and Trajectories of Mind Development, National Science Centre Project; The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Project Lead: Joanna Smogorzewska, PhD (2015–2019)

  Academic & Professional Service

  • Council of Educators in Polonia, Chicago – Director of the CEP Board (2025–present)
  • Media Pedagogy Team, Pedagogical Research Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences (2019–present)
  • Polish Pedagogical Society (2025–present)

  Academic Leadership & Administrative Roles at APS

  • Secretary, Scientific Council of the Discipline of Pedagogy (2024–2028)
  • Member, Standing Committee for Academic English Verification (B2 level) (2024–2028)
  • Director’s Representative for International Cooperation, Institute of Pedagogy (2024–2028)

  Conference Organization & Service

  • National Scientific Conference “Cyberspace and Virtual Worlds: Media Pedagogy in the Face of the Challenges of the 21st Century” — Organizing Committee (2014–present)