Rural Education for the Twenty-First Century Identity, Place, and Community in a Globalizing World

Name: Rural Education for the Twenty-First Century Identity, Place, and Community in a Globalizing World
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ISBN: 9780271036830

ISBN-10: 0271036834

ISBN-13: 9780271036830

Edition: 2010

Authors: Kai A. Schafft, Alecia Youngblood Jackson

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 8/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Rural Education and Community in the Twenty-first Century




Spaces of Identity



Learning to Be Rural: Identity Lessons from History, Schooling, and the U.S. Corporate Media




Poverty and School Achievement in Rural Communities: A Social-Class Interpretation




"The Drama of Their Daily Lives": Racist Language and Struggles over the Local in a Rural High School




Fields of Discourse: A Foucauldian Analysis of Schooling in a Rural, U.S. Southern Town




Placing Education



The Challenges of Student Transiency for Rural Schools and Communities in the Era of No Child Left Behind




Wharf Talk, Home Talk, and School Talk: The Politics of Language in a Coastal Community




Globalization, Asymmetric Urbanization, and Rural Disadvantage in Sub-Saharan Africa




Teaching School in Rural America: Toward an Educated Hope




Teaching Communities



Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities: Global Influence and Local Design




The Golden Cage of Rural College Access: How Higher Education Can Respond to the Rural Life




Opening Their Eyes: E-Learning for Rural and Isolated Communities in Australia




Advocating for English Language Learners: U.S. Teacher Leadership in Rural Texas Schools




Growing Up Rural and Moving Toward Family-School Partnerships: Special Educators Reflect on Biography and Place



Conclusion: Economics, Community, and Rural Education: Rethinking the Nature of Accountability in the Twenty-first Century



List of Contributors


Index