Δημογραφία, Τοπική Ιστορία και Σχολεία: Η περίπτωση των Δημοτικών Σχολείων Αιγινίου και Κολινδρού κατά την περίοδο 1950-1979

Abstract

This paper attempts to highlight the close relationship between demographic change, local history, and educational activity, focusing on two characteristic centers in Northern Pieria. Its purpose is to investigate how demographic changes, such as population growth or decline, family migration, and socioeconomic conditions, affected the structure, operation, and development of the primary schools of Aiginio and Kolindros. At the same time, the study aims to demonstrate how local particularities, historical circumstances, and social dynamics of the period 1950-1979 were linked to educational reality, shaping the course of school communities and the experience of school attendance. Through the analysis of archival sources, statistical data, and local evidence, the study attempts to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between demography, education, and local history, shedding light on aspects of social and educational life that transcend the narrow boundaries of the region and offer useful conclusions for the study of educational demography in the second half of the 20th century.