Entorno, centros y comunidad de escuelas rurales del norte (Cantabria) y sur de España (Huelva)
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Las escuelas rurales en España constituyen una realidad tan
amplia y multiforme como invisible y compleja, sin embargo, no contamos con
estudios comparativos entre regiones que muestren las diferentes realidades
que existen bajo el término “escuela rural” en nuestro país. Por ello, en este
artículo nos preguntamos por las semejanzas y diferencias que existen entre
las escuelas rurales del norte y del sur de España. En este sentido, se desarrolla
un estudio cuantitativo y cualitativo en el que se explora la situación de las
escuelas rurales mediante un cuestionario y entrevistas en profundidad en tres
tipos de centros (aulas unitarias, centros rurales agrupados y centros graduados
ubicados en el medio rural) en dos provincias muy rurales tradicionalmente:
Cantabria y Huelva. Se observan contrastes en el entorno y el profesorado,
y similitudes en los centros, el alumnado y las familias. Las escuelas están
menos aisladas y cuentan con un profesorado más estable en el norte. El
profesorado se muestra optimista y cuenta con un alumnado bien dispuesto.
La participación de las familias es mejorable, pero tienen altas expectativas en
la escuela. El reto es y sigue siendo asegurar un sistema educativo equitativo
que ayude a mantener vivo el mundo rural.
Rural schools in Spain constitute a reality as wide and multiform as invisible and complex; however, we do not have comparative studies between regions that show the different realities that exist under the term “rural school” in our country. Therefore, in this paper we ask ourselves the similarities and differences that exist between the rural schools of the north and the south of Spain. In this sense, a quantitative and qualitative study is developed in which the situation of rural schools is explored by means of a questionnaire and in-depth interviews in three types of centres (unitary classrooms, grouped rural centres and graduate centres located in the rural environment) in two traditionally very rural provinces: Cantabria and Huelva. Contrasts are observed in the setting and the teaching staff and similarities in the centres, the students and the families. The schools are less isolated and have a more stable teaching staff in the north. The teachers are optimistic and have a well-disposed student body. The participation of families can be improved, but they have high expectations of the school. The challenge is and remains to ensure an equitable education system that helps keep the rural world alive.
Rural schools in Spain constitute a reality as wide and multiform as invisible and complex; however, we do not have comparative studies between regions that show the different realities that exist under the term “rural school” in our country. Therefore, in this paper we ask ourselves the similarities and differences that exist between the rural schools of the north and the south of Spain. In this sense, a quantitative and qualitative study is developed in which the situation of rural schools is explored by means of a questionnaire and in-depth interviews in three types of centres (unitary classrooms, grouped rural centres and graduate centres located in the rural environment) in two traditionally very rural provinces: Cantabria and Huelva. Contrasts are observed in the setting and the teaching staff and similarities in the centres, the students and the families. The schools are less isolated and have a more stable teaching staff in the north. The teachers are optimistic and have a well-disposed student body. The participation of families can be improved, but they have high expectations of the school. The challenge is and remains to ensure an equitable education system that helps keep the rural world alive.
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Álvarez Álvarez, C., García Prieto, F. J., & Pozuelos Estrada, F. J. (2020). Entorno, centros y comunidad de escuelas rurales del norte (Cantabria) y sur de España (Huelva). Contextos Educativos. Revista de Educación, 26, 177–196. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18172/con.4564














