Sociocultural Animation in Action: Reflections of a Practitioner From the Perspective of a Quarter of a Century

Abstract

The article discusses the civilizational context of the development of sociocultural animation and its former determinants, indicating the evolution of its tasks and functions. Animation means a change which takes place in groups and local communities, becoming the nerve center of democracy and civic society. The article ends with a justification of the need for animation in the complex situation that man finds himself in when functioning in today’s globalized world.

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Edward Nycz

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  • EP ID EP471948
  • DOI 10.12775/SPI.2018.001
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Edward Nycz (2018). Sociocultural Animation in Action: Reflections of a Practitioner From the Perspective of a Quarter of a Century. Studia Paedagogica Ignatiana. Rocznik Wydziału Pedagogicznego Akademii Ignatianum w Krakowie, 21(3), 15-37. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-471948