Educational opportunity in rural contexts : the politics of place

The impetus behind this volume stems from reflections on commemorations of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. Brown turned 60 in May of 2014, and many special issues of peer-reviewed journals were dedicated to that anniversary. Unlike most special issues and volumes, we sought to hig...

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Other Authors Williams, Sheneka Maria (Editor), Grooms, Ain A. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2016]
SeriesResearch in educational policy.
Subjects
Education, Rural > United States.
Rural schools > United States > Administration.
Academic achievement > United States.
Education > Rural.
Educational strategies and policy.
Education.
Rural communities.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806610549
DOI10.1108/978-1-68123-250-8
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 157 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • The Politics of Place / Sheneka M. Williams and Ain A. Grooms
  • School Funding and Rural Districts / Jerry D. Johnson and Brian P. Zoellner
  • Location, Location, Location : School Choice in the Rural Context / Ain A. Grooms
  • The Unequal Impact of the Great Recession on the Instructional Capacity of Rural Schools / John W. Sipple and Yuan Yao
  • Literacy Education for the Lumps and Divots of Smart Cities and Rural Places / Karen Eppley and Patrick Shannon
  • It Takes a Community : Preparing Teachers for Rural African American Early Childhood Students / Janeula M. Burt and Daniel Boyd
  • A New Narrative on Rural Education : How One High School Takes on 21st Century Challenges / Stephen Kotok, Erica L. Kryst and Annelise Hagedorn
  • The Political Economy of Rural Appalachian School Achievement / Craig B. Howley, Caitlin W. Howley, and Wesley A. Kuemmel.

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