In this poster show, in the framework of survey K-101867 entitled “Learning regions in Hungary: From theory to reality” supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, we present the findings of the “Cultural Learning” team on non-formal and informal adult learning activities.
The main questions posed by our research:
What kind of learning activities can be observed with adults in the area of culture?
How do different learning activities influence a given region’s state of socio-economic development?
How can the findings be utilized in the development of a region?
As an outcome of the research we have established an analytical index system in which the main indicators of the socio-economic development index (SEDI) and the cultural learning index (CLI) generated in our examination are compared. Based on our findings we wish to prove that although cultural learning is present in every region to a considerable degree, in more disadvantageous regions its presence is more significant as a means of compensating for a shortfall in economic-social development. This phenomenon can be connected to theories of social and cultural capital (by way of Bourdieu, Coleman, etc.), in the cases of which in our previous researches we have indicated the outstanding significance for development they have in disadvantageous regions.