1 Journal of Regional Socio-Economic Issues, Vol. 7, Special Issue 1, January 2017 Journal of Regional Socio-Economic Issues, Vol. 7, Special Issue 1, January 2017 2 JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SOCIO- ECONOMIC ISSUES (JRSEI) SPECIAL ISSUE Journal of Regional & Socio-Economic Issues (Print) ISSN 2049-1395 Journal of Regional & Socio-Economic Issues (Online) ISSN 2049-1409 Indexed by Copernicus Index, DOAJ (Director of Open Access Journal), EBSCO, Cabell’s Index The journal is catalogued in the following catalogues: ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources, OCLC WorldCat, EconBiz - ECONIS, CITEFACTOR, OpenAccess 3 Journal of Regional Socio-Economic Issues, Vol. 7, Special Issue 1, January 2017 JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES (JRSEI) ISSN No. 2049-1409 Aims of the Journal: Journal of Regional Socio-Economic Issues (JRSEI) is an international multidisciplinary refereed journal the purpose of which is to present papers manuscripts linked to all aspects of regional socio-economic and business and related issues. The views expressed in this journal are the personal views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of JRSEI journal. The journal invites contributions from both academic and industry scholars. Electronic submissions are highly encouraged (mail to: [email protected]). Indexed by Copernicus Index, DOAJ (Director of Open Access Journal), EBSCO, Cabell’s Index International Institute of Organized Research (I2OR) database The journal is catalogued in the following catalogues: ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources, OCLC WorldCat, EconBiz - ECONIS, CITEFACTOR, OpenAccess Chief-Editor Prof. Dr. George M. Korres: Professor University of the Aegean, School of Social Sciences, Department of Geography, [email protected] Editorial Board (alphabetical order) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zacharoula S. Andreopoulou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, School of Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Environment, [email protected] Dr. Stilianos Alexiadis, Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment & Energy Department of Strategic Planning, Rural Development, Evaluation & & Statistics, [email protected]; [email protected] Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Athina Artavani, Department of Military Science, Hellenic Military Academy, Greece, [email protected] Prof. Dr. Elias G. Carayannis: School of Business, George Washington University, USA, [email protected]; [email protected] Prof. Dr. Christos Frangos, Technological Institute of Athens, [email protected] Prof. Dr. Andreas Demetriou, Department of Military Science, Hellenic Military Academy, Greece, [email protected] Ass. Professor Dr Vicky Delitheou, Department of Economics and Regional Development, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences of Athens, Email: [email protected] Prof. Dr. Hanna Dudek: Warsaw University of Life Sciences, [email protected] Prof. Dr. George Gkantzias: Hellenic Open University, [email protected] Prof. Dr. George Halkos, Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, [email protected] Prof. Dr. Richard Harris: Durham University, [email protected] Ass. Prof. Dr. Olga-Ioanna Kalantzi, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Email: [email protected] Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stephanos Karagiannis, Panteion University, [email protected] Ass. Prof. Dr. Marina-Selini Katsaiti, Department of Economics & Finance, College of Business & Economics, United Arab Emirates University, UAE, [email protected] Journal of Regional Socio-Economic Issues, Vol. 7, Special Issue 1, January 2017 4 Prof. Dr. Christos Kitsos, Technological Institute of Athens, [email protected] Dr. Aikaterini Kokkinou, Department of Military Science, Hellenic Military Academy, Greece, [email protected] Prof. Dr. Elias A. Kourliouros, Department of Economics, University of Patras, [email protected]; [email protected] Ass. Prof. Dr. Christos Ladias, Panteion University, Greece [email protected] Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Lagos, Department of Business Administration, University of the Aegean, [email protected] Assoc. Prof. Dr. Charalambos Louca: Head of Business Department, Director of Research Department, [email protected] Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evangelos Manolas, Department of Forestry & Management of the Environment & Natural Resources, School of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace. E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Marmaras: Technical University of Crete, [email protected]; [email protected] Prof. Dr. Ioannis Th. Mazis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Turkish Studies and Modern Asian Studies, School of Economics and Political Sciences, [email protected]; [email protected]; Prof. Dr. Maria Michailidis: Dean, Department of Management & MIS, University of Nicosia, [email protected] Prof. Dr. Photis Nanopoulos, Former Director of Eurostat, [email protected] Prof. Dr. Nikitas Nikitakos, Department of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean, Email: [email protected] Dr. Pablo Ruiz-Nápoles, Faculty of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, [email protected] Assistant Professor Dr. Efstratios Papanis, Department of Sociology, University of the Aegean, [email protected] Assoc. Prof. Gerasimos Pavlogeorgatos (PhD), Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean, [email protected] Prof. Dr. George Polychronopoulos, Technological Institute of Athens, [email protected] Prof. Dr. Kiran Prasad, Professor Sri Padmavati Mahila University [email protected]; [email protected]; Dr. Efthymia Sarantakou, Architect Engineer, adjunct lecturer at the Hellenic Open University and at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, [email protected] Associate Professor Dr. Anastasia Stratigea, National Technical University of Athens, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, [email protected] Prof. Paris Tsartas, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece, [email protected] Prof. Dr. George O. Tsobanoglou, University of the Aegean, Department of Sociology, [email protected] Assoc. Professor Dr. George Tsourvakas, School of Economic and Political Studies, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Email: [email protected] Prof. Dr. George Zestos, Christopher Newport University, [email protected] 5 Journal of Regional Socio-Economic Issues, Vol. 7, Special Issue 1, January 2017 Table of Contents Editorial Board 3 Table of Contents 5 Editorial Note 6 Paper 1: Profession Preferences of Primary School Students (last two 8 classes) in Syros in Greece during the Financial Crisis (by Sophia Antonopoulou) Paper 2: The influence of the economic crisis on health care and health 18 systems in Greece (by Themelidou Maria) Paper 3: Culture, Tourism and Community Based University- the role of 23 non-formal education in promoting Lifelong Learning, Training, Local Growth and Prosperity (by Eirini Androulaki, Ioanna Kalliopi Georgoudi, Maria Margariti, Mitropoulou Xristoula, Mpakalou Paraskeui and Eumorfia Papageorgiou) Paper 4: Agricultural Development and Processing: The case of Naxos, 41 Greece (Kyriakoulea Sofia, Liani Kalliopi and Chouzouri Vasiliki) Paper 5: “Spatial and Urban Policy”: The Case of Naxos Island, Greece (by 53 Tzimos Alexandros– Theodoros, Stasinos Nikolaos and Mayrogeorgoy Stella) Book Review 62 Call for Papers 64 Instructions to Authors 65 Journal of Regional Socio-Economic Issues, Vol. 7, Special Issue 1, January 2017 6 Editorial Note According to European Commission (2016), EU development policy seeks to increase efficiency and effectiveness in a context of sustainable development. It is a cornerstone of EU policies – alongside financial, economic and trade policy (and international aspects of other policies like environment, education, agriculture and urban policies). The EU focuses on certain sectors of intervention, depending on the needs of partner countries, making an enormous contribution in raising public awareness, increasing political will and mobilizing resources together with the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Based on European values, the EU promotes, in its relations with partners countries, democratic values and practices such as human rights, fundamental freedoms, good governance and the rule of law. EU needs to pay more attention to the policies toward growth, development, competitiveness and regional cohesion. A new generation of policies have to overcome the limitations and failures of past experiences, such as collusive practices between political and economic power, heavy bureaucracy, lack of accountability and obstacles of entrepreneurship. They have to be creative and selective, with decision-making mechanisms that are more democratic and inclusive of different social interests, pulling out of the current crisis. The politics behind such a new departure has to be based on a wide social consensus over the distribution of the productivity and efficiency gains deriving from new technologies and socio-economic activities. This special issue, Volume 7, January 2017, based on selected papers regarding economic crisis and the socio-economic consequences. More specifically, this special issue includes the following reviewed papers: Profession Preferences of Primary School Students (last two classes) in Syros in Greece