Pomiędzy piętnem a potencjałem - badania w działaniu (action research) w społeczności dotkniętej wykluczeniem we Wrocławiu
Between stigma and potential - action research in social excluded society in Wrocław

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the results of pedagogical action research in social excluded society - residents of social hotel in Wrocław. Area of research concentrated on needs and potentials of the residents. The research was conducted according to the action research methodology and had three stages. Conclusions of the research pointed out that the community was touched by a stigma, which was a result of living in a social hotel. Residents felt a lack of security and recognition. The results of the research was the diagnosis of the residents’ potentials, such as neighborhood, subsidiarity and the ability to create a home-like atmosphere in highly degraded conditions. The research was accompanied by animation activities. They were based on the idea of empowerment, showing the hotel residents’ ability to act and organize.

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