Skupnostno izobraževanje kot nova oblika izobraževanja odraslih na podeželju

In this article community education is presented as an alternative form of adult education, offered on the Slovenian educational market in the years 2007/08 (Brenk, 2007). We deal with an analysis of the data gained by means of a survey and interviews examining the actual situation and the possibilities of adult education in the rural parts of Slovenia. The purpose of this analysis was to examine the possibilities and the need for introducing community education to these regions. The adult education possibilities that have been identified and described in rural communities form the basis for development of community education in Slovenia. In view of the shortage of educational opportunities for adults in rural parts of the country, we argue that community education, located inside the community, can help to preserve social networks and build new ones, it can activate people living in rural communities and enhance their ability to cooperate and contribute to sustainable development of the community.Avtorica predstavi skupnostno izobraževanje in njegove prednosti kot alternativo oblikam izobraževanja odraslih, ki so bile po pregledu ponudbe izobraževanja odraslih v letu 2007/08 (Brenk, 2007) na voljo na trgu. Nadalje na podlagi raziskave prikaže stanje izobraževanja odraslih v podeželski skupnosti. Ves čas zagovarja tezo, da je podeželje postalo prostor, v katerem ima skupnostno izobraževanje velike možnosti postati dejavnik pozitivnih družbenih sprememb. Skupnostno izobraževanje je v prispevku opredeljeno kot oblika izobraževanja, locirana v skupnosti, ki lahko veliko pripomore k ohranjanju obstoječih in graditvi novih socialnih omrežij, aktivaciji krajanov za sodelovanje v skupnosti in k trajnostnemu razvoju podeželskih skupnosti