State-mandated testing and cultural resistance in Appalachian schools: Competing values and expectations

Author(s): Woodrum, Arlie;
Date Issued: 2004
Publisher(s): University of Maine. College of Education and Human Development
Description: A study exploring the influences of the culturally inspired values of working class Appalachian families, as well as those of non-Appalachian families and school staff, on the rationale of state-mandated group testing of children in fourth and ninth grades
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Funder(s): Kettering Foundation
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Rural Education
Volume Number: 19
Issue Number: 1
Page Range:
Journal Notes: Retrieved June 1, 2009, from http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/archive/19-1.pdf
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Community, Cultural, & Social Influences

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Interventions/Curricula > Mixed Age Groupings
Country: United States
States: OHIO
ISSN: 1062-4228 Paper
1551-0670 Electronic
Peer Reviewed: yes
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