151727 20251113150204.0 doi 10.3389/feduc.2025.1508411 sideral 143258 ART-2025-143258 deu Domingo Cebrián, Virginia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7620-6660 The Aragonese rural school in intercultural contexts: a basic of social justice and territorial equity in resilient Spain 2025 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The main characteristics of rural schools include their intercultural context and diversity, making them an inclusive reference. This diversity fosters positive relationships between the school and its environment, enhancing the teaching-learning process. This article presents partial results from a project by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain titled “Rural schools: a basic service for social justice and territorial equity in sparsely populated Spain” (PID2020-115880RB-100). Using stratified random sampling with proportional allocation, 101 rural schools in Aragon participated, represented by 61 teachers who provided data through the “Rural school and territorial dimension” questionnaire. The questionnaire gathered information on various educational projects implemented in collaboration with other institutions to promote territorial development and address the challenges and needs of rural areas. The results showed that 90.1% of the projects focus on developing collective identity and a sense of belonging, providing services to the community, fixing and/or rooting the population, and responding to shared needs. These findings highlight the role of rural schools in cultural integration, inclusion, and specific support to ensure that all students and their families feel valued and an integral part of the community. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2020-115880RB-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Nolasco Hernández, Alberto Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9678-6447 Lorenzo Lacruz, Juan Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3644-9101 Gracia Sánchez, Laura Universidad de Zaragoza 4001 215 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación Área Didáctica y Organiz. Esc. 4001 625 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación Área Métod.Invest.Diag.Educac. 10 (2025), 1508411 [10 pp.] Frontiers in Education 2504-284X 456584 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151727/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2320374 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151727/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:151727 articulos driver 2025-11-13-15:00:47 ARTICLE