Rural Transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora : Grandparents, Grandparenting, Community and School Relations / edited by Amarjit Singh, Mike Devine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singh, Amarjit, 1940 October 23-

Devine, Mike.

Series:

Transgressions, Cultural Studies and Education , 2214-9740

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is endorsed by Dr. Clar Doyle in his preface to this book. Dr. Doyle is very well known locally. This book is about the contemporary life of grandparents in Newfoundland and Labrador – a geographically isolated and culturally unique rural region of Canada. The book can be used for courses in the areas of critical social work, family studies, gerontology, nursing, rural development, critical pedagogy, and diaspora studies. Clar Doyle, Professor of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and member of the Founding Scholars Advisory Board, The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical Pedagogy. “This book offers a platform not only to look in on the lives of vital grandparents but paints, in broad strokes, a mural of coming, changing, as well as challenging cultural and social settings…. In what the astute editors ….call “small nuanced studies” we find telling narratives of generational connections in the face of changing and challenging odds….This book does a great service to the concept of diaspora, as well as to the changing nature of that concept… This book elevates the status of grandparents by positioning them as vital members of a complex and challenging society where their skills, gifts, and sheer presence are most formative…. As is strongly advocated in this book, it is essential that educators, curriculum developers, and teachers appreciate the place of grandparents in their students’ lives.”.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Amarjit Singh and Mike Devine

Introduction / Amarjit Singh and Mike Devine

Rural Newfoundland and Labrador / Rob Greenwood

Memoirs From Away, A New Found Land Girlhood (An Excerpt) / Helen M. Buss and Aka Margaret Clarke

Remittance, The New Way to Work in Newfoundland and Labrador / David Baldwin

Alberta’s Oil Sand Workers and the Role of Grandparents / Alison George

Prominence of Grandparents / Anne Marie Freake

The Role of Grandparents in the Development of Community / Ashley Curnew

Goat Island / Crystal Fitzpatrick

The Influence of Grandparents within Families and Communities / Heather Smart

A Grandmother’s Contribution to Community & Community Culture / Jenine Bateman

Grandparents as Contributors to Community and Community Culture / Natasha Spurrell

Nan “M” about Churchville: Back to the Basics / Jody Morrison

Grandparents and Community / Nadine Vater

The Role of Grandparenting / Sacha Anderson

Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora / Linda Coles

Parenting Two Generations / Pauline Lake and Marlene George

The Forgotten Catalogue / John Hoben

Grandparents Passing Legacies Through Story Telling and Active Living / Pauline Finlay-Molloy

“It’s Wonderful to be a Newfoundland Grandmother” / Catherine Lee-Ivany

Returning to Our Roots… Vegetables / Jeffery Chard

The Role of Grandparents / Amy Blundon

The Affects of Divorce on Grandparents / Stephanie Samson

Contributions of Grandparents in Today’s Society / Margaret Ann Cleal

The Dynamic and Diverse Roles of Grandparents / Nicole Cull

Grandparents’ Roles in Changing Schools, Communities and Families / Kim McCarron

The Ties That Bind / Tanya Fifield

Supporting Roles of Grandparents in Holding the Family Together / Angel McCarthy

The Increased Role of Grandparents in Newfoundland Families / Ashley Pittman

Grandparents’ Roles in School, Community and Families / Nadine O’ Rielly

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren / Sharon Brophy

The Role of Grandparents / Sheena Mills

The Role of Grandparents in Today’s Society / Paul Joy

Grandparents’ Role in Their Grandchildren’s Education / Darren Reardon

Grandparenting in Newfoundland and Labrador / Gordon Ralph

Making Sense / Mike Devine

Future Newfoundland Grandparents / Amarjit Singh and Joan Oldford

Appendix / Amarjit Singh and Mike Devine.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789462093003

9462093008

9789462093027

9462093024

OCLC:

863324938