Arthurdale Community School - Education and Reform in Depression Era Appalachia

A fascinating study of innovation and reform in Appalachia, Stack's book investigates how this project's community model may offer insights into the challenges facing schools today.

About the author

Sam F. Stack Jr. is professor of social and cultural foundations at West Virginia University. He is the author of Elsie Ripley Clapp (1879--1965): Her Life and the Community School and coauthor of Teachers, Leaders, and Schools: Essays by John Dewey, which won the 2012 American Educational Studies Critics Choice Award.

Summary

Founded on American philosopher and reformer John Dewey's idea that learning should be based not on competition but on community, and informed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's guidance, the Arthurdale project sought to enable both children and adults to regain a sense of identity and place by studying the history and culture of Appalachia.

Product details

• Authors: Sam F Stack, Sam F. Stack, Sam F. Jr. Stack
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780813179124
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-7912-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Place Matters: New Directions; Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Bildungsstrategien und -politik, EDUCATION / History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Education / Teaching