Gospodarska recesija je pomembno zaznamovala življenje prebivalcev Evropske unije. Od leta 2008, ko se pojavijo prvi znaki recesije, sta se povečali brezposlenost in revščina v večini članic Evropske ...unije. Številni evropski in nacionalni strateški dokumenti so kot enega ključnih neekonomskih instrumentov izhoda iz recesije omenjali vlaganje v izobraževanje. Prepričanje politikov o pomembni vlogi izobraževanja pri reševanju gospodarske recesije pa odpira vprašanje o dejanskih spremembah na tem področju. V prispevku je na eni strani prikazano razumevanje vloge izobraževanja odraslih pri gospodarskem razvoju v evropskih strateških dokumentih in na drugi strani vključenost odraslih v izobraževanje in ovire pri tem ob začetku gospodarske recesije.
The article presents the results of the research on development of health literacy factors among members of the Slovenian and Italian national minorities in the Slovenian-Italian border region. It ...included 186 respondents, who have always lived in the traditional area of their minority and have not moved beyond the state border. Through quantitative analysis, the authors established that both minorities have higher level ofheEilth literacy compared to the rest of population. Age has an important role in understanding medical documentation and information, as does education on understanding of instructions for taking medicines and maintaining health. The resulting predictor, preventing and identifying disease symptoms, suggests that members of the national minorities should be better trained in healthy lifestyle.