Expectations and dreams of the youth of Zagori

Expectations and dreams of the youth of Zagori

The present study surveys and interprets the attitude, the behavior, the conceptions and the personal experiences of the young people of Zagori region. The prospects of existence of a mountainous society is closely connected with its ability to maintain an important amount of young people within its population, since they represent the age group holding incentives, skills and expectations. The quality survey data were produced with the use of semi- structured interviews and organized with the categorical classification technique. The study’s conclusions were further analyzed in comparison to other similar studies from relative literature as well as to the three similar studies regarding the youth of three other mountain regions: Tzoumerka region, Konitsa and Metsovo. Survey data analysis and results show that the everyday life of the young people seems likes a puzzle composed of contradictive characteristics: tranquility, close connection with the natural environment and the homeplace, also restricted access to education and social isolation.