An Appalachian school in coal country : facing the challenges of a changing region / Terry Huffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huffman, Terry E., 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elementary schools--West Virginia.

Elementary schools.

Elementary schools--Appalachian Region.

Coal mines and mining--West Virginia--History.

Coal mines and mining.

Children of coal miners--West Virginia.

Children of coal miners.

History.

West Virginia.

Appalachian Region.

Physical Description:

xii, 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Summary:

This book describes an elementary school's efforts to respond to the needs of their highly distressed central Appalachian community. These educators, their school, and their community are a microcosm of the changes occurring in the region itself.

Contents:

Part I The Ethnography

1 "An unparalleled place in our cultural imagination": An Introduction to Appalachia p. 17

2 "Lonesome beauty": McDowell County, West Virginia p. 33

3 "That mountain, it divides the county": McDowell County School System and Creekside Elementary School p. 55

Part II The Narratives

4 "They were almost always poor": Identifying the Challenges p. 75

5 "Hold on to the promise and goodness of a child": Responding to the Challenges p. 93

6 "We have to empower them with an education": Visions of the Future p. 115.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-138) and index.

ISBN:

1793603103

9781793603104

OCLC:

1107514956