Józef Bałaban’s «The State Elementary School Teachers» (1916 – 1918) in comparison with other pedagogical periodicals and teaching associations in Galicia

The State Elementary education was very important to both the Austrian governmental and educational authorities. The World War I period saw, in spite of difficulties, the creation of new titles, such as «The Elementary State School Teacher» («Nauczyciel Ludowy»). This periodical was published and edited by Józef Bałaban, a Lviv teacher and educational activist, in the years 1916 – 1918. The periodical dealt with issues concerning elementary state school teachers and the improvement of their qualifications