Challenge and change in Appalachia : the story of Hindman Settlement School / Jess Stoddart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoddart, Jess, 1937- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Rural--Kentucky--Case studies.

Education, Rural.

Hindman Settlement School--History.

Hindman Settlement School.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first and most successful rural social settlement school in the United States lies at the forks of Troublesome Creek in Knott County, Kentucky. Since its founding in 1902 by May Stone and Katherine Pettit, the Hindman Settlement School has received accolades for the quality of its education, health, and community services that have measurably improved the lives of people in the region. Challenge and Change in Appalachia is the story of a groundbreaking center for education that transformed a community. The School's farms and extension work brought modern methods to the area. At the same ti

Contents:

Mixin' larns both parties : the beginnings

The Women's Christian Temperance Union School, 1902-1915

Broadening out : Hindman Settlement School, 1915-1932

The best school in the mountains

The challenges of a changing world, 1932-1977

A wider sphere of influence : Hindman Settlement School today

Arousing the neighborhood : the community development initiative.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-292) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-9279-X

0-8131-4954-1

0-8131-7026-5

OCLC:

65184357