Rekindling Community - Place, Pride and the Renewal of Rural and Local Schools

This book examines philosophical assumptions and charts their evolution into conventional wisdom about how human beings should meet their needs, govern themselves, and educate their children. It examines how policies emanating from the assumptions have slowly eroded vitality of rural communities.

Sommario

Introduction -- The Creation of Community from a Historical Perspective -- Intradependence -- Cyclic Time -- The Avoidance of Risk -- Public Policy and the Subordination of Community -- The Deserted Village: A European Prelude -- The American Countryside and the Dynamics of Acquisition -- The American Countryside and the Dynamics of Dispossession -- Education and the Renewal of Community -- Starting the Conversation -- Place-Conscious Elementary Classrooms -- Place-Conscious Secondary Classrooms -- Conclusion

Info autore

Paul Theobald

Riassunto

This book examines philosophical assumptions and charts their evolution into conventional wisdom about how human beings should meet their needs, govern themselves, and educate their children. It examines how policies emanating from the assumptions have slowly eroded vitality of rural communities.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Theobald, Theobald Paul
• Editore: Perseus Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.1997
• EAN: 9780813323022
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-2302-2
• Pagine: 192
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Anthropologie, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Schulen und Vorschulen, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, United States of America, USA, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, EDUCATION / Schools / General, Rural communities / rural life