Village Schools in England: At the heart of their community?

Bagley, C.; Hillyard, S.

Village Schools in England: At the heart of their community?

Bagley, C.; Hillyard, S.

Authors

C. Bagley

S. Hillyard

Abstract

Recent debates within UK rural studies have stressed the shifting interplay of economic, social, political and cultural forces, with a concomitant blurring as to what constitutes rural living, rural spaces and even rural occupations. This article situates the rural school within this social, cultural and political landscape and attends to the frequently heralded discursive policy conviction that ‘local schools are at the heart of many rural communities’. The research applies an inclusive model of ethnography, drawing on participant observation, interviews and documentary analysis, to facilitate a multifaceted engagement, and holistic exploration of the role and place of the village school in two contrasting English rural localities.

Citation

Bagley, C., & Hillyard, S. (2011). Village Schools in England: At the heart of their community?. Australian Journal of Education, 55(1), Article 5

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date	Aug 22, 2011
Publicly Available Date	Apr 16, 2014
Journal	Australian Journal of Education
Print ISSN	0004-9441
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	55
Issue	1
Article Number	5
Publisher URL	http://research.acer.edu.au/aje/vol55/iss1/5/