Unscripted Possibilities

The National Writing Project's College, Career, and Community Writers Program in Rural High-Need Schools

  • Tom Fox National Writing Project
  • Rachel Bear National Writing Project
Keywords: Professional Development, Poverty, School Reform

Abstract

 

Abstract

“Unscripted Possibilities” examines the potential for change that emerges in rural environments that are affected by poverty and educational reforms that ignore the specific contexts of rural schools. Using a National Writing Project program, the College, Career, and Community Writers Program as case, we argue that professional learning relationships that are characterized by mutuality and indeterminacy create changes in teacher practice and school culture. Our analysis adapts concepts from Anna Tsing’s (2015)The Mushroom at the End of the World to uncover hopeful possibilities in damaged school environments.

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Author Biography

Rachel Bear, National Writing Project

Rachel Bear is Senior Program Associate for the National Writing Project.

Published
2021-05-04
How to Cite
Fox, T., & Bear, R. (2021). Unscripted Possibilities. The Rural Educator, 42(1), 57-67. https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v42i1.1036
Section
Promising Practices