Cultural disadvantage and schooling of young people

The survey included the entire generation of young people who completed primary school in the municipality of Velenje in 1977. The researchers opted for this generation because it was the oldest generation for which the employment community had collected documentation and because after seven years, this generation advanced enough in school and occupation to get information about schooling, employment and career progression. The research is carried out in the context of a broader project “Velenje 2000”. The aim of the research is to guide development according to people’s needs and aspirations. The questions relate to the individual’s education after primary school, self-actualisation during schooling and later in the profession, the adequacy of employment in terms of education and income, satisfaction with the profession, housing issues, as well as questions about values, leisure time, the cultural equipment of the home, opinions on attitudes and problems experienced by individuals in personal life, in a narrow or wider environment.