ABSTRACT

The aim of this article is to analyze the perceptions on the local school and further education in the local community from a school leader’s perspective. Another aim is to explore characteristics of sparsely populated rural areas. Data were derived from a survey on Swedish school leaders (n = 1,270). The results show significant variances between four municipality types – the local school and further education are, according to the school leaders, generally valued highest in the large cities and lowest in sparsely populated rural municipalities. The article also reveals certain details of sparsely populated rural areas, for instance, a different type of expectation but also value of the local school, and well-developed collaborations between the schools and the local community. Furthermore, low expectations on the local school is also voiced by school staff. These nationwide results contribute to ongoing discussions on school leadership and education in the Scandinavian countries.

摘要

本文的目的是从学校领导的角度分析对当地学校和当地社区继续教育的看法。另一个目的是探索人口稀少的农村地区的特征。数据来自对瑞典学校领导的调查（n = 1,270）。结果表明，四种城市类型之间存在显着差异-根据学校领导的说法，当地学校和继续教育的价格在大城市中最高，而在人口稀少的农村城市中最低。文章还揭示了人口稀少的农村地区的某些细节，例如，对当地学校的不同期望类型和价值，以及学校与当地社区之间发达的合作关系。此外，学校工作人员对当地学校的期望也很低。这些全国性的结果有助于就斯堪的纳维亚国家的学校领导和教育进行持续的讨论。