Schools and local communities
Schools and local communities

Summary/Abstract: Schools – along with all the other institutions which operate in a community – are directly influenced by the community’s level of development of the community. Basically, the main purpose in the development of a community is the community’s progress – which is a living process that sets in motion a multitude of elements, that involves carefully planned actions and requires constant control, and a perpetual reorganisation of subsystems – which are, in turn, in a permanent state of evolution.The main purpose of community development is securing the wellbeing of the population. Community development aims to form and crystallise, in the members of a community, a feeling of belonging to the respective community they are part of and the desire to play an active social role in the community. Such results can only be achieved by getting people involved in social activities, by enhancing participatory mind-set and their desire to get involved in social matters. In this respect, it becomes natural for schools, families, and the community as a whole to cooperate with each other, to be open to dialogue and communication, and to be willing act. All stakeholders can benefit from partnerships between schools, families, and local communities and these partnerships become a good way to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the means through which each of the stakeholders involved can contribute to the greater good.

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