Glossary of terms

A development policy or activity which targets the definition and implementation of programmes and investments aimed to increase economic and market efficiency, to retain and expand employment and to improve environmental quality, based on an observation and assessment of the social, economic and environmental processes of rural regions, with the involvement of the locals livingContinue reading

(…) an activity as well as its educational processing, carried out individually or in group for the advantage of the local community of the student within an organized framework, independently of financial interests, in the areas defined in the Ministerial decree (Ministry of Human Capacities) of 20/2012. (VIII. 31.) on the operation of public educationContinue reading

Self-education and interest circles are groups of citizens, without legal personality, distinguished by their social activity. [1] Their purpose is to offer shared education, social life and entertainment opportunities for people of similar interest (age) and occupation. Members participate in the activities voluntarily, based on identical or similar interests, often supporting the group with volunteerContinue reading

Self-organization is organization launched by people (loosely or tightly) belonging together because of their neighbourhood, work, studies, interests, values or with respect to some cause, starting on its own, at the initiative of one or some of the stakeholders, and continuing without, or with little, help from a developer. Community activities therefore require large-scale contributionContinue reading

In a communal sense, social capital is a community resource: a sum of all the features of social organization that ensure coordination, cooperation and communication for the benefit of the common good. The most important such features are networks (ties, connections), norms (norms of general mutuality) and trust. Each community, neighbourhood or settlement (even aContinue reading

One of the key competencies required for life-long learning. Together with civic competence it ensures an effective and constructive involvement in social and professional life, and active and democratic civic participation in the increasingly diverse societies. Elements of knowledge in social competence: Ensuring physical and mental health, a healthy lifestyle, awareness of codes of conduct,Continue reading

The totality of all conscious and spontaneous (self-centred) activities for the continuous and practical implementation of municipal development plans, for the extension and upgrading of a community’s fixed assets, for the conservation and restoration of local values, in which the agent is the local government, the state or some investor (inhabitants, enterprises). [1]   References:Continue reading

Study groups are small, self-organizing groups, whose participants meet regularly to follow a study plan they have designed, to discuss certain topics or to conduct cultural activities. The work of the study groups is built on the experience of the individual members, who aim to learn from one another and to think together about aContinue reading

Community-borne knowledge, information and practices handed down from one generation to the next. It may refer to any area of life, being a practical body of knowledge giving help in everyday activities, or knowledge based on religious or superstitious beliefs. Traditions may be associated with objects, tools or customs. Activities are called traditional when handedContinue reading

Volunteering is an activity done individually or in groups, regularly or occasionally, domestically or abroad, for the common good, out of personal will, without the receipt of remuneration. Volunteering activity does not yield any direct financial gain for the volunteer, and volunteers do not replace paid staff. A volunteer does not help their own family,Continue reading