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Plein, Christopher – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2011
This essay examines how the social construction of community may influence faculty perceptions, roles, and actions in rural community development outreach. Special attention is given to the social construction of rural communities and how disciplinary perspective and popular culture influence these perceptions of community. The essay considers how…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Rural Development, Community Development, Outreach Programs
Lockette, Tim – Teaching Tolerance, 2010
In American popular culture, the word "rural" invokes images of sunny farms and little red schoolhouses--while "urban" means drugs, poverty, and crime. But those who know the reality of both worlds will say that rural schools face many of the same challenges as their urban counterparts. The problems of rural schools are often…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Rural Schools, Popular Culture, Stereotypes
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Geography Teacher, 2008
"The Geography Teacher" provides hands-on reference and educative material for K-12 Geography teachers. The journal also pioneers innovative ideas for contemporary teaching methods, including lesson plans. This issue contains the following: (1) Ask Dr. de Blij (Dr. Harm de Blij); (2) Around the World in Eighty Days (Donald P. Albert);…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Book Reviews