Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project. Culture, Place and Authenticity.
Jolliffe, David A.; Goering, Christian Z.; Oldham, Krista Jones; Anderson, James A.
€ 42.35
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project. Culture, Place and Authenticity.
Paperback. Series: Writing, Culture, and Community Practices. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; JNF; JNLC; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
In rural America, perhaps more than other areas, high school students have the ability to contribute to the revitalization and sustainability of their home communities by engaging in oral history projects designed to highlight the values that are revered and worth saving in their region. The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project, a multiyear collaboration between the University of Arkansas and several public high schools in small, rural Arkansas towns, gives students that opportunity. Through the project, trained University of Arkansas studentmentors work with high school students on in-depth writing projects that grow out of oral history interviews. The Delta, a ... Read more
In rural America, perhaps more than other areas, high school students have the ability to contribute to the revitalization and sustainability of their home communities by engaging in oral history projects designed to highlight the values that are revered and worth saving in their region. The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project, a multiyear collaboration between the University of Arkansas and several public high schools in small, rural Arkansas towns, gives students that opportunity. Through the project, trained University of Arkansas studentmentors work with high school students on in-depth writing projects that grow out of oral history interviews. The Delta, a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Writing, Culture, and Community Practices
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815634669
SKU
V9780815634669
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-99
About Jolliffe, David A.; Goering, Christian Z.; Oldham, Krista Jones; Anderson, James A.
David A. Jolliffe is professor of English and the Brown Chair in English Literacy at the University of Arkansas. Christian Z. Goering is associate professor of English education at the University of Arkansas. Krista Jones Oldham is a special collections librarian at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. James A. Anderson Jr. is assistant professor of English education at ... Read more
Reviews for The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project. Culture, Place and Authenticity.
“The authors have two goals. The first is to offer rich qualitative data about what occurs when rural students, in partnership with university students, work on extended projects with topics of their own choosing. The second is to argue that such self-chosen and directed projects—authentic literacy projects—can actually have an effect on rural outmigration and rural residents’ desire and ... Read more