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Learning to Leave
The Irony of Schooling in a Coastal Community
It has been argued that if education is to be democratic and serve the purpose of social and cultural elevation, then it must be generic and transcend the specificity of the locale. Corbett’s case study of Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, which shows continuing rates of highschool drop-out among youth in rural and coastal communities, particularly among young men, illustrates the failure of this approach.
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Michael Corbett
Mike Corbett teaches in the School of Education at Acadia University following a nineteen year career as a public school teacher in Manitoba and in Nova Scotia. His research focuses on the dynamic and ambivalent relationship between life in rural communities and the structures and processes of schooling and adult education. Mike received his early education in Amherst, NS and holds degrees from Acadia University, Mount Saint Vincent University and the University of British Columbia.
