African American Education in the Rural South

Williams, Sheneka M.; McCollum, Sarah; Clarida, Kimberly

doi:10.5040/9781350172036.0035

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“…As a result of recent economic transformations in rural labor markets such as factory closures and the move away from family farming in favor of agribusiness, many people have not been able to afford to stay in rural areas (C. W. Howley & Hambrick, 2014;Sherman & Sage, 2011). Youth living in rural communities who want to pursue careers requiring college degrees are often forced to out-migrate, having significantly less access to local post-secondary educational opportunities than their sub/ urban counterparts (Gibbs, 1998;McDonough et al, 2010;Parton, 2023;Williams et al, 2021).…”

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“…W. Howley & Hambrick, 2014; Sherman & Sage, 2011). Youth living in rural communities who want to pursue careers requiring college degrees are often forced to out-migrate, having significantly less access to local post-secondary educational opportunities than their sub/urban counterparts (Gibbs, 1998; McDonough et al, 2010; Parton, 2023; Williams et al, 2021).…”

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“Bet You Can’t Wait to Get Out”: Complicating Narratives of Leaving in Rural Young Adult Literature

Parton,

Kuehl

2023

Journal of Literacy Research

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Using critical theories of dominant- and counter-narratives, this study analyzed the texts of selected young adult books that focused on an underrepresented population of working-class rural youth in Appalachia. We explored how the dominant deficit narratives of these communities shaped the identity construction and choices of the books’ characters, especially their decisions to stay in, leave, or return to their rural hometowns. We showed how those narratives reflected the lives and decisions of real rural young people. We also looked at the identities and ways of being that are available to rural young adult readers and how those identities are connected to structural power and inequity. With over nine million rural students in the United States, each of them deserves to see themselves reflected in the literature they read.

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confidence: 99%