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Development of the Smaller Local Communities in Slovenia Depends on the School as the Socio-Cultural Center

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  • Janko Mursak
  • Jasna Mazgon

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The local schools have always been the centers of the cultural and social life of the Slovenian communities. Functioning as a socio-cultural center of the local community, the school greatly surpassed its primary role of providing education to children. The process of urbanization that reached rural areas as well as the secularization of lifestyles brought about very interesting changes to the previously expanded function of local schools. In the research study we conducted in 2014 and 2015 we examined how contemporary schools perceive the need for collaboration and participation in their local environments. The results of qualitative analysis indicate that merging or closing of local schools could have negative demographic and socio-cultural consequences. Furthermore, the analysis has also revealed the underused potential of the localities lacking tradition, such as new urban areas where the school could be the crucial element in the social organization of the local community.

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  • Janko Mursak & Jasna Mazgon, 2015. "Development of the Smaller Local Communities in Slovenia Depends on the School as the Socio-Cultural Center," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(9), pages 218-218, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jsd123:v:8:y:2015:i:9:p:218
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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