A művelődési városközpontoktól a tanuló közösségekig
From Educational Centres to Learning Cities

Summary/Abstract: The concept of ‘educational centres’ was one of the hidden political movements during the late Kadar regime in Hungary. The concept meant bottom-up initiations within the framework of ‘education’ and ‘culture’. The ‘centres of education’--as called by literature and discussions -- meant not only the institutions but also the communities which demanded self governance at least in the realm of education. The idea of self-governed educational communities seems to be revitalised in Hungary by the ‘learning community’ concept. Learning communities--be they towns or villages--meet the local and regional challenges by collecting new information and absorbing them to the life of the given communities. Case studies of the ‘LeaRn Project’ show the process of meeting the local challenges successfully or unsuccessfully. ‘Local heroes’ play central roles in the successful cases

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