In the paper the notions of participation and community empowerment in rural schools are analysed through reflection on experiences conducted in different countries. Reference is made to ducational models of participatory development which. from the viewpoint of excellence. result in increasing educational outcomes and higher rates of satisfaction among the targeted rural populations. https://xafdxgooxnkspt.timeblog.net/70687887/improvement-of-a-land-fragmentation-measurement-model-based-on-natural-surface-elements-and-road-network