Education and "Modernization" in Appalachia: With a Case Study of the Economics and Politics of Underdevelopment in an East Tennessee School District.

DeYoung, Alan J.; McKenzie, Roberta C.

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ERIC Number: EJ438271

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Publication Date: 1992

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Education and "Modernization" in Appalachia: With a Case Study of the Economics and Politics of Underdevelopment in an East Tennessee School District.

DeYoung, Alan J.; McKenzie, Roberta C.

Journal of Rural and Small Schools, v5 n1 p10-18 1992

Reviews economic and social science theories on the role of the school in economic development. Presents a case study of an underdeveloped rural Tennessee county where school improvement efforts were unsuccessful because of the sociological, political, economic, and cultural setting in which the school system operates. (KS)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Church Role, Economic Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Influences, Role of Education, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Social Theories, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee

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