Overview

The Prince Edward County, Virginia School Closing: A Compilation of Research Studies provides readers with a series of qualitative methodology approaches and topics. The collection of studies in this book contributes greatly to the research literature surrounding the school closing and examine topics such as (1) restorative justice, (2) massive resistance, (3) role of memory/racial healing, (4) the Civil Rights Movement, (5) socialization, (6) addressing silence, and (7) the importance of place.

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Author:   Terence Hicks (East Tennessee State University, USA)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.263kg
ISBN:  

9781837089116

ISBN 10:   1837089116
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   03 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Robert L. Green Chapter 1. The Potential of Government-Sponsored Restorative Justice: A US Case Study of the Brown Scholarship Fund; Linda J. Mann Chapter 2. Prince Edward County’s Role in Brown v. Board of Education and the Birth of Massive Resistance; Emily Martin Cochran Chapter 3. Remembering the Past, Looking Toward the Future: The Role of Memory and Racial Healing in the Preservation of R. R. Moton High; Dwana Waugh Chapter 4. The Power of the Primary Source: Using a Case Study of Prince Edward County, Virginia (1951–1964), to Teach the Civil Rights Movement; Caitlin B. Maloney Chapter 5. A Case Study of Black Students’ Education and Socialization Since Public School Closure in Prince Edward County, Virginia; Jeffrey Carlton Scales Chapter 6. Addressing Silence: Oral History as a Tool to Teach Difficult History; Rory Dunn Chapter 7. School Has a “Place” . . . Every Place Except Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia; Alicia Pennington

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Dr. Terence Hicks is a 2024 Legacy Award recipient, an accomplished award-winning author, an award-winning university dean, and an award-winning social scientist who has served as an academic dean in Texas and Tennessee. Currently, Dr. Hicks is serving as a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University. He has published 11 books on the college student population and over 100 combined research publications/presentations.

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