%0 Journal Article %1 RefWorks:248 %A Wuenstel, Mary %D 2002 %J Education %K -- DEWEY, EDUCATION EDUCATION; Experimental John PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS; States; UNITED Virginia; WEST education; methods; %N 4 %P 759 %T Participants in the Arthurdale Community Schools' Experiment in Progressive Education from the Years 1934-1938 Recount their Experiences %U http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=7004879&site=ehost-live %V 122 %X This qualitative study involved an oral history approach applied to the interviewing of a former teacher and five former students of the Arthurdale schools who were present during the years of 1934-1938. The town of Arthurdale, located in northern West Virginia, was the first New Deal community associated with the Roosevelt era to aid the impoverished and was also designed to employ the philosophic educational approaches of John Dewey. Over sixty years later, participants in this community experiment reflected on their educational experiences with the use of an integrated, project-oriented approach. They gave their viewpoints on the progressive curriculum and philosophic approaches they were required to use. the lessons and activities they participated in while enrolled in the schools, the effectiveness of the teachers and administrators during this era. the experience of living in the Arthurdale community, and the influence of the Roosevelts on their schooling and community. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR; Copyright of Education is the property of Project Innovation, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) %@ 00131172

@article{RefWorks:248, abstract = {This qualitative study involved an oral history approach applied to the interviewing of a former teacher and five former students of the Arthurdale schools who were present during the years of 1934-1938. The town of Arthurdale, located in northern West Virginia, was the first New Deal community associated with the Roosevelt era to aid the impoverished and was also designed to employ the philosophic educational approaches of John Dewey. Over sixty years later, participants in this community experiment reflected on their educational experiences with the use of an integrated, project-oriented approach. They gave their viewpoints on the progressive curriculum and philosophic approaches they were required to use. the lessons and activities they participated in while enrolled in the schools, the effectiveness of the teachers and administrators during this era. the experience of living in the Arthurdale community, and the influence of the Roosevelts on their schooling and community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Education is the property of Project Innovation, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)}, added-at = {2008-12-27T17:34:46.000+0100}, author = {Wuenstel, Mary}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25cfe54fe0c696bb3e9b64a11a52783dd/critzo}, description = {test export from refworks}, interhash = {7860430e4689928e9875cd9a8458a49d}, intrahash = {5cfe54fe0c696bb3e9b64a11a52783dd}, isbn = {00131172}, journal = {Education}, keywords = {-- DEWEY, EDUCATION EDUCATION; Experimental John PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS; States; UNITED Virginia; WEST education; methods;}, note = {M3: Article; Accession Number: 7004879; Wuenstel, Mary; Source Info: Summer2002, Vol. 122 Issue 4, p759; Subject Term: PROGRESSIVE education; Subject Term: EDUCATION -- Experimental methods; Subject Term: SCHOOLS; Subject Term: EDUCATION; Subject Term: WEST Virginia; Subject Term: UNITED States; NAICS/Industry Codes: 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction; NAICS/Industry Codes: 611710 Educational Support Services; NAICS/Industry Codes: 923110 Administration of Education Programs; NAICS/Industry Codes: 611110 Elementary and Secondary Schools; People: DEWEY, John; Number of Pages: 11p; Illustrations: 2 bw; Document Type: Article; Full Text Word Count: 4905}, number = 4, pages = 759, timestamp = {2008-12-27T17:35:03.000+0100}, title = {Participants in the Arthurdale Community Schools' Experiment in Progressive Education from the Years 1934-1938 Recount their Experiences}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=7004879&site=ehost-live}, volume = 122, year = 2002 }