A crise da civilización labrega: sistema escolar e despoboación

Abstract

[Resumo] Galicia tivo durante moitos anos altos índices de poboación activa no mundo rural. Na actualidade, o envellecemento da poboación e o descenso da natalidade poñen de manifesto que estamos asistindo a unha grave crise da civilización labrega. Un dos moi- tos factores que contribuíron a esta crise foi o abandono das escolas rurais, a súa substi- tución polos grupos escolares das vilas e, en xeral, o pobre nivel de escolarización dos labregos durante o franquismo. Esta situación esixe unha urxente planificación do territorio, unha maior sensibilidade social da escola democrática, unha mellor cualificación profesio- nal dos que opten por vivir nas zonas rurais, e tamén equipos e centros universitarios de investigación e iniciativas empresarais que axuden a poñer en marcha alternativas imaxi- nativas a prol dunha agricultura galega de calidade.

[Abstract] For many years the rural areas of Galicia counted large numbers of people in the active labour force. At the present time, the aging population and the drop in the birth rate have shed light on the serious crisis affecting rural civilisation. One of the many factors that has contributed to this crisis was the closing of the rural schools, which were replaced by educational centres in the towns and cities and, in general, the poor school attendance of the children of farm workers during Franco’s regime. This situation requires that urgent attention be paid to town planning in addition to increasing social awareness as regards democratic education. Also needed is to improve the qualifications of professionals who cho- ose to live in rural areas as well as to promote research teams and University centres and business initiatives that will help implement creative alternatives for the children of a quality agricultural world.