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Autti, Outi; Hyry-Beihammer, Eeva Kaisa – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2014
The network of small rural schools in Finland has been radically weakened since the global recession of the 1990s. This article focuses on the social role of rural schools and the phenomenon of school closures. Our aim is to look at rural schools from the viewpoint of local residents and examine how they experience school closures. We seek to hear…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Closing, Rural Areas, Interviews