Bożena Matyjas 
(The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland)

 

Abstract: The article addresses the issue of education and its importance for a single person’s and the whole society’s life. Education is a value and an essential civic right. The study also discusses educational barriers experienced by children and young people from rural areas and identifies educational inequalities, their causes and effects as well. Furthermore, it describes suggestions for changes that are multi-faceted actions which should provide rural children and young people with equal educational opportunities as compared to their urban peers.

 

Key words: education, educational barriers, educational inequalities, educational opportunities