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Lawrence, Mark – Journal of Rural Studies, 1996
Reviews "Writing the Rural," five "cultural geographies" by Paul Cloke, Marcus Doel, David Matless, Martin Phillips, and Nigel Thrift that focus on proliferating meanings of "rural" and on understanding the "rural" as something fashioned by both rural residents and various outside actors. Highlights the…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Discourse Analysis, Human Geography, Language Usage
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Mumper, Michael – Urban Education, 1988
Reviews "The Politics of School Reform 1870-1940" by Paul Peterson, and "Power and the Promise of School Reform: Grassroots Movements During the Progressive Era" by William J. Reese. Notes that these two studies serve to bring politics, and political variables, back into the debate over educational policymaking, but are…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Policy