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The Centre and the Local: Policy and Practice in Rural Education Provision.

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Ribchester, Chris; Edwards, Bill – Journal of Rural Studies, 1999

Examines factors currently affecting the viability of small elementary schools (90 students or less) in England and Wales. While centralization of educational control since 1988 has worsened the educational and economic environment for small schools, locally based support strategies (interschool cooperation, anti-closure campaigns, voluntary fund…

Descriptors: Centralization, Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy, Educational Trends