Uloga narodnih knjižnica u obrazovanju i resocijalizaciji beskućnika

master's thesis

• Title (english): The role of public libraries in the education and resocialization of the homeless
• Author: Marija Krstanović
• Mentor: Ana Barbarić (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Hebrang Grgić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Ivanjko (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Barbarić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of information and Communication sciences); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Library Science

Abstract

Rad se bavi problematikom beskućništva kojoj pristupa ne samo kao ekstremnom obliku siromaštva, već i kao začaranom krugu socijalne isključenosti i degradirajućoj krizi ljudskih prava. Uzme li se u obzir kompleksnost ovog fenomena, ali i metodološke nedostatke pri njegovom istraživanju, jasno je da je za značajniji progres potreban temeljit i sustavan rad cijelog niza institucija. Krevet i topli obrok nužni su svakom beskućniku, ali pokretači korjenite promjene mogu biti tek obrazovanje i resocijalizacija, odnosno, kako je to već sročeno u staroj kineskoj poslovici: „Dajte čovjeku ribu i nahranili ste ga za jedan dan; naučite čovjeka da lovi ribu i nahranili ste ga za cijeli život.” Nažalost, nije rijetkost da se pred ovom marginaliziranom skupinom zatvaraju oči – i građani i odgovorne ustanove nerijetko su uljuljkani u sigurnost predrasude da je riječ o individualnom, a ne društvenom problemu te da mu se, shodno tomu, nema smisla posvećivati. U tom smanjenju jaza između „mi” i „oni”, svoju ulogu, pa i svojevrsnu odgovornost, prepoznale su narodne knjižnice kojima je jedna od glavnih zadaća (osim zadovoljavanja obrazovnih, informacijskih i kulturnih potreba) izgradnja demokratskog društva kroz promicanje tolerancije i afirmaciju drugih/drugačijih. Šireći granice svog djelovanja i dekonstruirajući predrasude spram beskućnika, knjižnica ujedno mijenja predrasudu o sebi – iz pasivne čuvarice znanja pretvara se u ustanovu s potencijalom da bude pokretač promjena i doprinese ukupnoj društvenoj i kulturnoj zrelosti.

Abstract (english)

This paper deals with the issue of homelessness, which is approached not only as an extreme form of poverty, but also as a vicious circle of social exclusion and a degrading human rights crisis. If we take into account the complexity of this phenomenon, along with the methodological shortcomings in its research, it becomes clear that thorough and systematic work of a number of institutions is needed for significant progress. A bed and a hot meal are necessary for every homeless person, but the initiators of radical change can only be education and resocialization, that is, as stated in the old Chinese proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to turn a blind eye to this marginalized group – both citizens and responsible institutions are often lulled into the certainty of prejudice that homelessness is an individual rather than a social problem and that there is no point in devoting oneself to it. In an endeavour to reduce the gap between “us” and “them”, public libraries have taken the role of an institution whose task (apart from meeting educational, informational and cultural needs) is to build a democratic society by promoting tolerance and affirmation of “others”/“different”. By expanding the boundaries of its activities and deconstructing prejudices against the homeless, the library also changes the prejudice about itself – from a passive custodian of knowledge it turns into an institution with the potential to be a driver of change and contribute to overall social and cultural maturity.

• Keywords: beskućništvo; obrazovanje; resocijalizacija; narodne knjižnice; knjižnične usluge; predrasude; socijalna isključenost; tolerancija
• Keywords (english): homelessness; education; resocialization; public libraries; library services; prejudices; tolerance
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:814088
• Study programme: Title: Information Sciences; specializations in: Library Science; Course: Library Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra bibliotekarstva (magistar/magistra bibliotekarstva)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-09-11 11:56:03