SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF YOUNG PERSONS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: RESULTS OF THE SLOVENIAN PROGRAMME PROJECT LEARNING FOR YOUNG ADULTS In order to understand the phenomenon of dropping out of the education system, it is important to direct scientific and professional interest on understanding the lifestyle of these young persons from their perspective. The concept of social vulnerability of the youth is useful for that purpose, as it explores risk factors in various life circumstances of young persons, based on which approaches and programmes focused on prevention of dropping out, solving the problems of droputs and unemployed young persons are developed. The programme Project Learning for Young Adults combines both approaches and is based on an individualised, holistic and structured way of working with vulerable young persons. It consists of three levels of project activities: elective, individual and interest based with the aim of developing working habits, team work, self-confidence and career interests in order to reintegrate young adults in the education system and promote their entering the labour market and social inclusion. The programme has been active for 25 years in the Republic of Slovenia and it has included over 1,370 young adults. It has been financed by the European Social Fund. Key words: vulnerable youth, drop-out, NEET population, project learning for young adults.

Ključne riječi: ispadanje učenika, srednjoškolsko obrazovanje, čimbeni-ci, posljedice, prevencija.

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This study shows the results of the research on satisfaction with life and informal and formal sources of support among people with disabilities in the Republic of Croatia. The purpose of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of differences in life and social support satisfaction among people with disabilities according to their specific social-demographic characteristics. The research was conducted by means of an interview of 689 people with disabilities. The data, obtained from a weighted sample of 391 people, were analyzed by methods of descriptive statistics, variance analysis, t-test and correlation analysis. The results show that people with disabilities are the most satisfied with informal sources of support (immediate family, friends) and the least satisfied with the support of non-profit organizations and local and national authorities. It was determined that there are significant differences in the life satisfaction among people with disabilities in terms of all the observed characteristics, except for the sex and the size of the place of residence. Moreover, the level of their life satisfaction is closely related to almost every source of social support.