The Smaller the Better? A Review of Research on Small Rural Schools in Sweden

Autor/in	Aberg-Bengtsson, Lisbeth
Titel	The Smaller the Better? A Review of Research on Small Rural Schools in Sweden
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Research, 48 (2009) 2, S.100-108 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-0355
DOI	10.1016/j.ijer.2009.02.007
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Foreign Countries; Rural Education; Economics; Educational Quality; Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Educational Research; School Community Relationship; Educational History; Research Reports; Literature Reviews; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Ausland; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsfonds; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Schweden
Abstract	This review of 30 years of research in small rural schools in Sweden includes projects focusing directly upon rural education and rural schools, reports from national agencies, and official statistics. Two main foci were found: (i) the quality of education and pupils' academic performance, and (ii) the economics of running schools in different types of demographic areas. A concordant picture stands out: (a) there are no indications that small rural schools do not provide an equally good education as other schools, but (b) the higher expenditure per pupil and decreasing population in sparsely populated areas increases the risk of school closures. The importance of the small rural school to the community receives peripheral attention at best in this body of research. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10