School in the Rural Municipality as an Issue of Politics: Czech Mayors' Attitudes towards the Role and Support of the Local Elementary School

Kučerová Silvie R. (), Šmíd Jan (), Navarová Eva () and Doležal Marek ()
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Kučerová Silvie R.: Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
Šmíd Jan: Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
Navarová Eva: Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
Doležal Marek: Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czechia

European Countryside, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, 251-268

Abstract: Public elementary schools in rural municipalities represent key institutional amenities for the communities they serve, and their administrations are part of the broader municipal political structure. This article focuses on the views of Czech mayors regarding the role schools play for municipalities and a consideration of how school operation practice can produce positive outcomes for school and community. Schools have proven to be important local institutions with many social functions for which municipalities have various support tools and strategies. We argue that the good functioning of the school strongly depends on the local political representation’s support. The rural school incorporates both an investment in the physical environment of the municipality and a strategic investment in the human capital for the future generations, and sustainable development of municipalities.

Keywords: rural school; school in demand; public amenities; elementary school operators; mayors’ views; local school policy; Czechia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2478/euco-2024-0014

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