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

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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, hea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stoddart, Jess, 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2002.
Temas:
Hindman Settlement School > History.
Hindman Settlement School.
Hindman (Ky.) > Hindman Settlement School.
Education, Rural > Kentucky > Case studies.
Enseignement en milieu rural > Kentucky > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > History.
EDUCATION > Comparative.
Education, Rural.
États-Unis > Appalaches.
Appalaches (États-Unis)
Kentucky.
Case studies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-292) and index.
ISBN:0813170265
9780813170268
9780813149547
0813149541
0813122503
9780813122502

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