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

"A collection of essays examining the various social, cultural, and economic intersections of rural place and global space, as viewed through the lens of education. Explores practices that offer both problems and possibilities for the future of rural schools and communities, in the United States and abroad"--Provided by publisher.

About the author

Kai A. Schafft is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies at The Pennsylvania State University.Alecia Youngblood Jackson is Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies at Appalachian State University.

Summary

A collection of essays examining the various social, cultural, and economic intersections of rural place and global space, as viewed through the lens of education. Explores practices that offer both problems and possibilities for the future of rural schools and communities, in the United States and abroad.

Product details

• Assisted by: Alecia Youngblood Jackson (Editor), Alecia Youngblood (Associate Professor Jackson (Editor), Jackson Alecia Youngblood (Editor), Kai A. Schafft (Editor), Kai A. (Director Schafft (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.2010
• EAN: 9780271036823
• ISBN: 978-0-271-03682-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Illustrations: Schaubilder
• Series: Rural Studies (Hardcover); Rural Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Rural, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, Educational strategies & policy