Abstract

This study expands upon the research regarding the role of schools in the local community to include how they impact experience of community. Current literature and school-related legislation focus on schools as facilities for education and socialization; little research has been done to look at how schools may influence how individuals experience community. To look at the possibility of this relationship, this study uses the 2017 Rural Utah Community Study to examine how residents view local education, schools, and degrees in addition to their experience of community through community attachment, community satisfaction, and community desirability. I find that residents' views of local schools in the community have a significant relationship with residents' experience of community, specifically in the case of community attachment and community satisfaction. These findings indicate a need for research and overall increased discussion regarding the role of local schools to include how they matter beyond education and socialization.

Degree

College and Department

Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Sociology

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