The Amish schools of Indiana : faith in education / Stephen Bowers Harroff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harroff, Stephen Bowers, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amish--Education--Indiana--History.

Amish.

Amish--Education.

History.

Indiana.

Physical Description:

ix, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2004]

Summary:

The fascinating story of the Old Order Amish parochial school movement in Indiana is brilliantly detailed by Stephen Harroff in The Amish School of Indiana . From its beginnings in 1948 through 2002, readers are invited into the school at numerous points, to sit in on classes, school programs, and impromptu celebrations. Harroff delicately preserves the anonymity of his subjects and adheres to the Amish practices concerning posed pictures while making use of over fifty photographs to document the state of Old Order Amish education in Indiana . Harroff, who has a long history of work with the Old Order Amish in Indiana, melds his first-hand experience in the school during his residency to reveal his thorough work.

Contents:

Introduction : the substitute

Indiana Amish schools

The buildings and ground

The pupils

The teachers

Leaving home and learning the basics in grades one and two

Molding proper scholars in grades three, four, and five

Preparing for life after school in grades six, seven, and eight

Teacher education

Difficulties at school

Community interaction

Conclusion : Indiana Amish schools at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1557532931

OCLC:

53138899