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Svoboda, Zdenek; Dvorák, Dominik; Zilcher, Ladislav; Šmíd, Jan; Kucerová, Silvie R. – Journal of Pedagogy, 2022
Czech parents place particular emphasis on ensuring the overall quality of life of their child when choosing a school. Our study shows how rural state schools understand this demand. A mixed approach was used in our research. In the first step, administrative data from all schools in municipalities with a population of up to 3,000 was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, School Choice, Quality of Life
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Lyson, Thomas A. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2002
A study identified community characteristics associated with the presence of a school. Data from the U.S. census and the state department of education for 297 rural New York villages indicated that social and economic welfare is higher in communities with schools. Schools are especially critical to the well-being of the smallest villages.…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Consolidated Schools, Economic Impact, Employment Patterns