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Rural schools: wrinklers for mayors?

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Authors

TRNKOVÁ Kateřina

Year of publication 2009
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source European Countryside
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web http://versita.metapress.com/content/t3j025185880/?p=d35ffef514974879839df4d22fb6e132&pi=0
Field Sociology, demography
Keywords rural primary school; small school with composite classes; rural municipality; mayors; founders of the primary schools; reasons for establishing rural schools;costs and benefits of the running small rural primary school
Description All municipalities in the Czech Republic are obliged to guarantee access to basic education for children eligible for compulsory schooling. To meet this task, most municipalities establish a primary school whose operational and investment costs they cover. Running a school can be very demanding for rural municipalities. The article presents the results of a questionnaire survey which involved founders (mayors) the so-called small schools with composite classes, situated mainly in small rural municipalities. Based on these results examines the main stereotypes associated with the notion of small rural schools. A hypothetical balance between what the municipality must invest and what benefits the school brings is sought.
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