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Learning to leave: The irony of schooling in a coastal community
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Corbett, M, Learning to leave: The irony of schooling in a coastal community, Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd., Canada, pp. 192. ISBN 978-1552662298 (2007) [Authored Research Book]
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Copyright 2007 Michael Corbett
Official URL: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/learning-to-lea...
Abstract
The 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.
Item Details
Item Type: | Authored Research Book |
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Keywords: | rural education, mobility, outmigration, community, Atlantic Canada, coastal communities, fishery |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education Systems |
Research Field: | Continuing and Community Education |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Education |
Author: | Corbett, M (Professor Michael Corbett) |
ID Code: | 100574 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2015-05-20 |
Last Modified: | 2017-03-02 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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