Wendell Berry, Liberalism, and Democratic Theory: Implications for the Rural School.

Snauwaert, Dale T.

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ERIC Number: EJ461939

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Publication Date: 1990

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Wendell Berry, Liberalism, and Democratic Theory: Implications for the Rural School.

Snauwaert, Dale T.

Peabody Journal of Education, v67 n4 p118-30 Sum 1990

Explores Wendell Berry's social philosophy in the context of the larger framework of liberalism and democratic theory, addressing implications for reconceptualizing rural schooling. The article exposes the benefits rural schools could tap by fostering a critical literacy based on local knowledge. (SM)

Descriptors: Democratic Values, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Liberalism, Public Education, Rural Education, Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, Student Development

Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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