Community Schools in The National Context: The Social and Cultural Impact of Educational Reform Movements on American Rural Schools

Alan J. DeYoung; Paul Theobald

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Community Schools in The National Context: The Social and Cultural Impact of Educational Reform Movements on American Rural Schools

Authors

- Alan J. DeYoung
- Paul Theobald

Abstract

This paper discusses how historical influences have transformed community schools, both rural and urban, through the decades.. The s~cial an~ cultural impacts of educational reform movements and how they ha~e affected rural schools I~ exammed, With emphasis being placed on the importance of understanding the venous roles a school holds in a rural community.

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How to Cite: DeYoung, A. J. & Theobald, P. (1991) “Community Schools in The National Context: The Social and Cultural Impact of Educational Reform Movements on American Rural Schools”, Journal of Research in Rural Education. 7(3).