Small rural schools on the edge of survival: Comparative assessment of stakeholders’ perspectives in Latvia and Norway

Ilze Koroleva, Inta Mierina and Ieva Karklina
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Ilze Koroleva: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Inta Mierina: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Ieva Karklina: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 3, issue 4, 214-225

Abstract: In the light of globalization, national education strategies in many countries consider the need to preserve their small rural schools. The analysis of small schools’ survival strategies and the attitudes towards their role in the development of rural communities is based on the data obtained during the comparative project "Rural Depopulation and the Governance of Education: Comparative Study of Latvia and Norway". A comparative quantitative survey of municipalities, a survey of school administrations, and a set of comparative case studies carried out in rural areas of Latvia and Norway enable multi-faceted analysis of the role of small schools within different governance and education systems. The causes of school closures and the resulting problems are similar in both countries; however, the rationale and the attitude of stakeholders are significantly different.

Keywords: Rural communities; Local schools; Endogenous development; Community involvement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.20474/jahss-3.4.3

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