Learning to Leave: The Irony of Schooling in a Coastal CommunityThe relationship between rural communities and contemporary education is analyzed in this innovative case study of the town of Digby Neck, Nova Scotia. Rather than supporting place-based curriculums and establishing social, economic, and cultural networks within suburban populations, the modern school has typically stood in opposition to local life. Contemporary classes also incorrectly teach rural children that their communities and traditional lifestyles have nothing of value to offer. This report explains that if education is to be democratic and serve the purpose of social and cultural elevation, then it must adapt to the specificity of its locale. |
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Page 143
... nity and its economic base influences the way schooling is perceived by the people who live there . Staples capitalism in this coastal community pro- vided traditional occupational and social roles for a significant proportion of young ...
... nity and its economic base influences the way schooling is perceived by the people who live there . Staples capitalism in this coastal community pro- vided traditional occupational and social roles for a significant proportion of young ...
Page 249
... nity . Many of them are early school leavers who dropped out of school in order to drop in to life in their communities , a life that they take seri- ously , are committed to and want to protect in the face of forces marshalled against ...
... nity . Many of them are early school leavers who dropped out of school in order to drop in to life in their communities , a life that they take seri- ously , are committed to and want to protect in the face of forces marshalled against ...
Page 266
... nity among the younger members of Cohort 3 particularly . As moder- nity has progressed and infiltrated the rural margins , new possibilities have emerged and there are multiple relations of power at work in the life of any given ...
... nity among the younger members of Cohort 3 particularly . As moder- nity has progressed and infiltrated the rural margins , new possibilities have emerged and there are multiple relations of power at work in the life of any given ...
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Learning to Leave: The Irony of Schooling in a Coastal Community Michael Corbett No preview available - 2020 |
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