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Changes in the rural elementary schools network in Czechia during the second half of the 20th century and its possible impact on rural areas

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  • Kučerová Silvie

    (Charles University, Prague)

  • Kučera Zdeněk

    (Charles University, Prague)

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Equality in access to education is a basic right of every citizen of the Czech Republic. However, this principle exhibits not only a social aspect but also a spatial, geographical dimension. The absence or closure of elementary school can be a spatial expression of unequal access to elementary education and a part of the process of peripherization of certain area. The consequences of such development are often most intensive in less densely populated rural areas. Thus in the article the changes in spatial distribution of elementary schools in Czechia between 1961 and 2004 are analyzed with special focus on rural areas. These changes are not only characterized but their possible outcomes and impacts on the functioning on local communities in rural space are being discussed as well.

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  • Kučerová Silvie & Kučera Zdeněk, 2009. "Changes in the rural elementary schools network in Czechia during the second half of the 20th century and its possible impact on rural areas," European Countryside, Sciendo, vol. 1(3), pages 125-140.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:eurcou:v:1:y:2009:i:3:p:125-140:n:1001
    DOI: 10.2478/v10091/009-0011-7
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