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Grineski, Steve, 1952-

"We were pretty darn good" : a history of rural education in America / Steve Grineski, EdD. - First edition. - 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-360) and index.

Rural school voices -- Introduction: Memories by Clayton Bud Anderson, Averill School student, 1937-1944 -- Part A. The big picture: the country life commission and rural education reform -- Ch.1. President Theodore Roosevelt's commission on country life -- Ch.2. Redirected schooling -- Ch.3. Preparing "A new kind of teacher" -- Part B. The local picture: a case study of the Moorhead Campus Rural Teacher Preparation Program -- Ch.4. Favoring rural work: the Moorhead Campus Department of Rural Education, 1916 to 1951 -- Ch.5. "We were pretty darn good teachers": the Moorhead Campus Affiliated Rural School Program: 1917 to 1951 -- Ch.6. "Espirit de Corps": The end of an Era.

ISBN: 9781933909523 (softcover : acid-free paper) 1933909528 (softcover : acid-free paper)

LCCN: 2013931911

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Education, Rural--History.--United States
Education, Rural.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: LC5146.5 / .G75 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 370.9173/4