The Ideal Type of Innovative School That Promotes Sustainability: The Case of Rural Communities in Catalonia
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2021-05-31T13:47:31Z
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2021-05-31T13:47:31Z
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2021-05-24
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In Spain, the evolution of rural areas has followed very different paths depending on the area. While some areas have experienced a continuous demographic decline, others, like Catalonia, have followed the opposite trend thanks to internal and, to a lesser extent external, immigration. This article presents a detailed and original study of the evolution of the population in rural areas during the period 1979–2005, explaining the main reasons for this migration process and later establishing that schools act as an important pole of attraction for young couples with a high degree of cultural diversity. It presents an innovative and inclusive school model that ensures educational success of all the children and respects the cultural idiosyncrasy of the students and families. The three objectives mentioned correspond to three consecutive research projects, each of which provides complementary information to the previous one and all of which shed light on the relationship between demographic revival, cultural diversity and inclusive rural schools. They also pay special attention to factors that make this revival possible. The first objective, approached from a qualitative perspective, shows that, in contrast to the most alarmist theses, there was demographic growth between 1975 and 2005, which was especially notable between 2000 and 2005. The second objective, approached from a qualitative perspective, explains that while young couples emigrate to rural areas for diverse reasons, these reasons can be organized into subjective and structural factors, the school being one of the most important. The third objective, based on a case study of six “alternative” rural schools, proposes an ideal type of school based on the most radical innovative and inclusive principles. This article provides a detailed analysis of demographic evolution in rural Catalonia during a period in which we lacked data, and it expands the sociological factors explained until now regarding contemporary emigration to rural areas. Finally, from a socio-educational perspective, it provides complementary knowledge with regards to rural schools, analyzing the characteristics of “alternative” rural schools and presenting a school prototype that aims to be radically innovative and inclusive
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This research was funded by: “Demographic analysis of villages with up to 3000 inhabitants in Catalonia: Evolutionary study during the period 1979–2005” (OBERC); “The third drive
for pedagogical renewal in Catalonia. How to promote a comprehensive educational project for
pedagogical renewal in a school so that it radically changes school grammar and culture” (2015 Armif 00023); and “The fourth drive for pedagogical renewal in Spain” (PID2019-108138RB-C21)
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eng
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MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-108138RB-C21/ES/EL CUARTO IMPULSO DE RENOVACION PEDAGOGICA EN ESPAÑA: UN ESTUDIO DE CASO EN CENTROS DE EDUCACION INFANTIL-PRIMARIA EN LAS C.C.A.A DE ANDALUCIA, MADRID, CATALUÑA Y VALENCIA/
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Reproducció digital del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13115875
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Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, núm.11, p. 5875
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Attribution 4.0 International
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The Ideal Type of Innovative School That Promotes Sustainability: The Case of Rural Communities in Catalonia
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peer-reviewed
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2071-1050