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ERIC Number: EJ613628
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
A Reflective Essay Concerning Something Better: The Experiences of Appalachian Rural Trust Schools.
Haleman, Diana L.; DeYoung, Alan J.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v16 n1 p3-7 Spr 2000
Examples from 10 Appalachian rural schools demonstrate how developing curricula around local interests builds on students' prior experience and makes education relevant, and how educational experiences that are intimately connected to one's community develop a sense of civic responsibility. Information technology enables students to see the myriad ways that local issues are connected to the larger world. (TD)
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Local History, Place Based Education, Relevance (Education), Rural Education, Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, Service Learning, Technology Integration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Appalachia; Sense of Community