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This handbook begins with a foundational overview of rural education, examining the ways in which definitions, histories, policies, and demographic changes influence rural schools. This foundational approach includes how corporatization, population changes, poverty, and the role of data affect everyday learning in rural schools. In following sections, the contributors consider…

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1 author picked The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rural Education in the United States as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This textbook is one of the most comprehensive looks at rural education in the field.

With 26 chapters on topics ranging from rural educational policy to rural identity and equity, it is an excellent introduction to all things rural education.

What I appreciate most about this text is its critical approach: it challenges urban-centric approaches to education policy and practice, and it doesn’t shy away from the inequities and injustices that riddle many rural places.

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