/u/news Fri, 29 May 2026 15:17:18 -0400 en-US hourly 1 /u/news/2010/03/22/anthropology-and-education-students-present-conference/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:31:00 +0000 /u/news/2010/03/22/anthropology-and-education-students-present-conference/ Wall presented her paper, “Gathering around the frame: Quilting as a means of community development.”  Raimondi and Deans presented their work,  “A good idea, but: Vanishing rural schools in Appalachia”.  Both presentations represent original research done over the last year as part of a Project for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies interdisciplinary research project mentored by Bird Stasz, associate professor of education.

]]> /u/news/2010/03/01/bird-stasz-and-student-team-present-at-university-of-pennsylvania-education-research-forum/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:32:00 +0000 /u/news/2010/03/01/bird-stasz-and-student-team-present-at-university-of-pennsylvania-education-research-forum/ Through the voices of teachers, students, parents, administrator, and community members the work captures more than a nostalgic look in the educational review mirror. Rather it illuminates the human, instructional and community realities of these schools and one that challenges the assumptions underpinning current policy and consolidation efforts. Ramondi and Deans were the only two undergraduates presenting at the conference.
 

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