Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ529920
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Publication Date: 1996
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"The Life and Death of a Rural American High School: Farewell Little Kanawha" (Alan DeYoung). Book Review.
Howley, Craig; Theobald, Paul
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v12 n1 p44-49 Spr 1996
Reviews a book that documents the circumstances surrounding the closure of a small, rural West Virginia high school. The book's strength derives largely from its crossing of disciplinary borders to address social, political, and economic factors that have influenced changing educational values and the trend toward consolidation in rural West Virginia. (LP)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Change Agents, Cultural Influences, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Politics of Education, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Schools, School Closing, School Community Relationship, School Districts, Small Schools, Superintendents
http://www.jrre.psu.edu/articles/v12,n1,p44-49,DeYoung.pdf
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
