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The Arthurdale Community School: Education and Reform in Depression Era Appalachia (Place Matters; New Directions in Appalachian Studies) - Softcover

Stack, Sam F., Jr.

 
9780813179124: The Arthurdale Community School: Education and Reform in Depression Era Appalachia (Place Matters; New Directions in Appalachian Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0813179122 ISBN 13: 9780813179124
Verlag: The University Press of Kentucky, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

The first of many homestead communities designed during the rollout of the New Deal, Arthurdale, West Virginia, was a bold experiment in progressive social planning. At the center of the settlement was the school, which was established to improve the curriculum offered to Appalachian students. Offering displaced and unemployed coal miners and their families new opportunities, the school also helped those in need to develop a sense of dignity during the Great Depression.

The first book-length study of the well-known educational experiment, The Arthurdale Community School illuminates the institution's history, influence, and impact. 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. Its goal was not to produce workers for global capitalism but to provide citizens with the tools to participate in a democracy.

Author Sam F. Stack Jr. examines both the successes and failures of this famous progressive experiment, providing an in-depth analysis of the Arthurdale School's legacy. A fascinating study of innovation and reform in Appalachia, Stack's book also investigates how this project's community model may offer insights into the challenges facing schools today.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.

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Verlag
The University Press of Kentucky
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0813179122
ISBN 13 
9780813179124
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Anzahl der Seiten
220
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