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Families and schools in rural appalachia
Author(s) -
Gotts Edward E.,
Purnell Richard F.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/bf00935355
Subject(s) - appalachia , health psychology , appalachian region , work (physics) , sociology , economic growth , pedagogy , psychology , public health , medicine , geography , nursing , paleontology , physical geography , biology , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics
A literature review revealed conceptual elements and approaches that have been productive in the study of rural education and rural families and children as they interface with schools. The Appalachian region is considered relative to these same issues. For nearly two decades the Appalachian Educational Laboratory has pursued systematic research and development aimed at improving the effectiveness of rural education by strengthening working linkages between families and schools. This programmatic work is summarized in order to illustrate--through both its breadth and specificity--the continual interchange which necessarily occurs between research and successful community practice. Implications and recommendations are considered.