Being Open to Place

Title
Being Open to Place
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Maxwell, Thomas W
Editor
Editor(s): Izabel Soliman
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Pearson SprintPrint
Place of publication
Frenchs Forest, Australia
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:3285
Abstract
In this chapter I stress the importance that schools and teachers need to have a broad understanding of the rural context because of the social and cultural capital (see Chapter 3) that students in rural places bring to the school and to the classroom. These understandings provide opportunities for teachers. I also make problematic how some teachers, particularly from urban areas, may perceive rural locations stereotypically and make the case for this stereotypical vision to be replaced by a more realistic and place-orientated perspective. It does this using current research, which challenges commonsense assumptions about rural schools as well as providing generalities that can be starting places for place-based understandings.
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Citation
Interrogating Common Sense: Teaching for Social Justice, v.1, p. 175-194
ISBN
9781442507197
Start page
175
End page
194

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