On the institutional side there are 4 criteria of relevance to socialisation. An institution where each of these has been met, can be regarded as one whose socialisation has been optimised. Where they have only partially been met, the institution has achieved a minimum or partial level of socialisation. Openness The spreading of open attitudes,Continue reading
Participation in day-to-day activities Where the institution’s operation is based on the involvement of stakeholders, its participants, patrons and other institution users may even directly influence the organisation’s day-to-day operation, its projects, the structuring of its operations, the rules on the use of the institution (the rules of conduct and use of the facility, openingContinue reading
Participation in preparing the work plan and the budget The “citizens’ council” and the “participatory budget” models are recommended for use in the process whereby the work plan and budget of an institution is planned (with rights to make comments and proposals). One key element of these models is the provision and extensive sharing ofContinue reading
Participation in shaping the organisational culture Participants, patrons and other users of an institution living in symbiosis with its environment and operating as an open system, have a special status. “This place is yours! Use it!” “You are not a guest, you are the host!” Consequently, the values, norms and unwritten rules of the organisationContinue reading
Participation in strategy building In the case of socialised institutions participants, patrons and other users of the institution influence the organisation’s long-term decisions, strategy building, situation analysis, its visions and mission statements, its pyramid of goals and priorities. This may mean real participation where the necessary data and information are available for all, where noneContinue reading
Participation in the evaluation of the institution Socialisation may be successful if continuous feedback is received on both the work of your institution and on the extent to which the involvement of individuals and their communities can be regarded as successful from the aspect of those concerned, what elements of the new operating mode shouldContinue reading
We can also use participatory theatre as a method to activate people and develop their commitment to the cause. The forum theatre is the most well-known of the participatory theatre forms that is known and used all over the world based on the methods of Augusto Boal, Brazilian theatre experts, director, politician and adult educator.Continue reading
The activities of community education institutions naturally differ from those of the museum institutions or libraries. Each of these three institution systems have specific traditions that are different from those of the other two in terms of the institution systems themselves and their respective activities. Consequently, as regards practical implementation they are moving along differentContinue reading
School community service (its acronym: SCS) is an organised individual or collective assistance activity free of financial interests, promoting both the interests of the local community and the personal development of secondary school students. It is an educational tool based on experiential education that achieves its goal with the help of learning through experience andContinue reading
On the institutional side there are 4 criteria of relevance to socialisation. An institution where each of these has been met, can be regarded as one whose socialisation has been optimised. Where they have only partially been met, the institution has achieved a minimum or partial level of socialisation. Sharing of tasks An institution operatingContinue reading