Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1439077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-May
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
EISSN: EISSN-2161-8895
But We Don't Got Nothing: Countering Rural Brain Drain by Forging Authentic Connections through Text
Erin Donovan
English Journal, v106 n5 p46-51 2017
This article, based on a study in a sixth-grade middle school classroom in the rural southern United States, details a writing project that questions the nature of text and how text might positively affect students' perceptions as they become change agents for their communities.
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Grade 6, Middle Schools, Writing Assignments, Student Attitudes, Change Agents, Community, School Community Relationship, Academically Gifted, Rural Schools, Writing Instruction, Authentic Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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