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Teaching and learning in small, rural schools in four European countries: Introduction and synthesis of mixed-/multi-age approaches
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Multi-age/multi-grade contexts are very common in rural, remote, and northern schools.
“yet multi-age/multi-grade contexts are very common in rural, remote, and northern schools (Jenkins & Cornish, 2015; Morton & Harmon, 2018; Smit et al., 2015).”
From Teaching Principals in Rural, Remote, and Northern Schools in Canada: An Empirical Analysis of Workload, Roles, and Instructional Leadership (2025) · cites this paper as Smit et al., 2015
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“Most leadership programs do not emphasize that there are differences in how administration and teaching occur in these contexts, yet multi-age/multi-grade contexts are very common in rural, remote, and northern schools (Jenkins & Cornish, 2015; Morton & Harmon, 2018; Smit et al., 2015).”
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- Authors
- Smit, R., Hyry-Beihammer, E. K., & Raggl, A.
- Affiliations
- St.Gallen University of Teacher Education (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Smit, Robbert
- Venue
- International Journal of Educational Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015
- Volume
- 74
- Pages
- 97-103
- ISSN
- 0883-0355 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2039003372
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 21.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Educational Research (publishedVersion)
- PHSG #Proforis (St.Gallen University of Teacher Education) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Education in Rural Contexts
- Social Sciences › Education › Rural and Ethnic Education
- Social Sciences › Education › Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Keywords
- multigrade classrooms, small rural schools, rural education, adaptive instruction, heterogeneous classrooms, teaching methods, urban-rural differences, European comparison
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