Rural Education for the Twenty-first Century: Identity, Place, and Community in a Globalizing World
- ISBN-10
- 0271036826
- ISBN-13
- 9780271036823
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 311
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penn State Press
- Authors
- Kai A. Schafft, Alecia Youngblood Jackson
Description
"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.
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