„A sorsunk közös.” Falvak és iskolák
“Our Shared Fate”: Villages and Schools

Summary/Abstract: The (village) small school is a recurring topic in educational science, policy and pedagogical debates, focusing mainly on its sustainability, advantages and disadvantages. Our study first reviews the events and educational policy trends in Hungary that have fundamentally influenced the situation of the primary school network, especially in institutions in villages with a low number of pupils. The second part of the paper is a case study of the educational cooperation between two small villages, which started before the turn of the millennium in order to maintain their primary schools. The case study examines how the current social and educational policy environment surrounding the school has influenced its operation, how it has found its place in the new – public – maintenance structure, and what roles do local communities and leaders have in promoting local interests.

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