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Writing Suburban Citizenship: Place-Conscious Education and the Conundrum of Suburbia (Writing, Culture, and Community Practices)
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Paperback. Presents suburban classroom projects aimed at exploring the watershed and the commonwealth of the region. With these diverse and robust projects, contributors spotlight the myriad ways suburban students can build rich, authentic connections to their surroundings and create a sense of belonging to their community. Editor(s): Brooke, Robert E. Series: Writing, Culture, and Community Practices. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black and white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
In the past century, more and more Americans have been migrating from rural areas and urban centers to suburban communities. As a result, the majority of American youth are educated in the suburbs, and the ways in which they learn to be citizens are shaped by their suburban surroundings. Because many of these communities are designed to support a ""placeless"" lifestyle of a transient yet demographically similar population, they are often disconnected from a regional history and culture. For practitioners of place-conscious education—education that seeks to ground the curriculum in local experience, both natural and cultural—this presents a challenge.
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In the past century, more and more Americans have been migrating from rural areas and urban centers to suburban communities. As a result, the majority of American youth are educated in the suburbs, and the ways in which they learn to be citizens are shaped by their suburban surroundings. Because many of these communities are designed to support a ""placeless"" lifestyle of a transient yet demographically similar population, they are often disconnected from a regional history and culture. For practitioners of place-conscious education—education that seeks to ground the curriculum in local experience, both natural and cultural—this presents a challenge.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Writing, Culture, and Community Practices
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815634164
SKU
V9780815634164
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About
Robert E. Brooke is professor of English at the University of Nebraska, USA and director of the Nebraska Writing Project. He is the author of Rural Voices: Place-Conscious Education and the Teaching of Writing.
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