Learning to Leave - The Irony of Schooling in a Coastal Community (Paperback)

Published with a new preface, this innovative case study from Nova Scotia analyzes the relationship between rural communities and contemporary education. Rather than supporting place-sensitive curricula and establishing networks within community populations, the rural school has too often stood apart from local life, with the generally unintended consequence that many educationally successful rural youth come to see their communities and lifestyles as places to be left behind. They face what Michael Corbett calls a mobility imperative, which, he shows, has been central to contemporary schooling. Learning to Leave argues that if education is to be democratic and serve the purpose of economic, social, and cultural development, then it must adapt and respond to the specificity of its locale, the knowledge practices of the people, and the needs of those who struggle to remain in challenged rural places.

General

Imprint:	West Virginia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Rural Studies
Release date:	June 2020
Authors:	Michael Corbett
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	309
ISBN-13:	978-1-949199-53-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Promotions
LSN:	1-949199-53-3
Barcode:	9781949199536

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