The course of consolidation of American rural schools can be divided into 4 phases:beginning,cli-max,decline and small-scale development. On the basis of analyzing problems existing in the process of emerging American rural schools,we can draw following lessons from them:firstly,from the perspective of construction of vil-lage,we should adjust arrangement of rural schools with discretion. secondly,adjusting should be based on actual conditions of every school. thirdly,we should increase investment to small-scale schools,in order to help them devel-op stably and soundly. fourthly,we should carry out various methods to improve the quality of rural teachers,so as to promote the quality of education.%美国农村学校合并的历程大致可分为：起步、高潮、衰退和小规模学校发展四个阶段的流变。在深入剖析美国农村学校合并中存在的问题的基础上，我们可借鉴以下经验：从乡村建设的高度，慎重对待农村学校布局调整；考虑每一所学校的实际，撤点并校切忌搞一刀；持续加大对必须保留的农村小规模学校的经费投入，扶持其健康发展；采用多种措施，提高农村小规模学校教师的素质，提高办学质量，从源头上促进义务教育均衡发展。
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