SPORTS IN BORDERLANDS: BOGOSAV ĐURĐANOVIĆ ABOUT SPORT AND EDUCATIONAL WORK (KLADOVO)

Abstract

The work was created out of necessity to clearly expose social problems related to sports, as well as the mode of social life production, in the economically devastated border regions of eastern Serbia, seen from a micro sociological perspective. Long-term demographic changes, the transition problems and existential difficulties in contemporary Serbian society, have greatly impaired the image of the social status of the sport participants compared to other parts of the Balkans. Starting from the issue: whether the sporting events in the borderlands are integration factors, or are they just a product of global integration processes? The authors are make an attempt to analyze the meaning of sport in the borderlands from the perspective of sports teachers (actors in the sport) based on Bogosav Đurđanović telling about his experience as a teacher and sport player, as well as a resident of Kladovo. Analysis of the data obtained in an interview, modestly point out the importance of subjective experiences related to sport and its social function within the education sub-system and beyond. The obtained test results confirm that the sport experience only in conjunction with the energy of the younger generation, contributes to the progress of social development of the borderlands, but not only does it contribute to the social reputation of sports educators, but to the participants (actors) in the sport as well. A special emphasis of the work was made also in the description of the individual and collective achievements of our respondent (awards, medals, cups, etc.). This confirmed him as a role model in the field of sport and teacher in the borderlands of Eastern Serbia. In this thesis we have applied a qualitative style research - In-depth interview - as methodologically useful research tool in the field tests.