Școală și societate în „Cadrilaterul Aurifer”al Apusenilor 1800-1914

The present study aims to analyze the development of elementary and professional schools in "Golden Quadrilateral" of the Apuseni Mountains in relation to economic trends and developments in the region. Drawing on a variety of sources and statistical data of the time, the author analyzes the main stages of basic education development in the area, providing a comparative perspective to Transylvanian province as a whole. What can be concluded is that the development of local education was directly influenced by social and economic conditions of local communities, the laws and regional policies promoted by the state. The author's main conclusion is that if both elementary and the mining schools, had a beneficial although limited role, the educational process in the area has been always in a precarious situation caused by the lack of teachers and financial support and also by the poor interest of the children and their parents in the area for school education and training. The comparison made by author with other regions of Transilvania reveals that changes and developments in the number of schools, in general, regardless of their type, was not better here than in other regions of Transylvania.