Long-Term Impact of Closing Rural Schools on Local Social Capital: A Multiple-Case Study from Poland
In many European countries, for both demographic and financial reasons, small schools are being closed. A rural school is one of the few public places which enables formal and informal meetings of community residents. When it is closed, social activity changes. This paper presents a multiple-case st...
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Language: | English |
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2020-12-01
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2020-0031 |