Train Up a Child: Old Order Amish and Mennonite Schools Tapa dura - 2006

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006-12-15. Hardcover. Very Good. Ships quickly. Mild shelf/reading wear. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x0x9. Signed. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. Signed on the title page by the author. slight shelf wear; Train Up a Child explores how private schools in Old Order Amish communities reflect and perpetuate church-community values and identity. Here, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner asserts that the reinforcement of those values among children is imperative to the survival of these communities in the modern world. Surveying settlements in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, Johnson-Weiner finds that, although Old Order communities have certain similarities in their codes of conduct, there is no standard Old Order school. She examines the choices each community makes-about pedagogy, curriculum, textbooks, even school design-to strengthen religious ideology, preserve the social and linguistic markers of Old Order identity, and protect their own community's beliefs and values… Leer más

Hardback. New. In the most comprehensive study of Old Order schools to date, Johnson-Weiner provides valuable insight into how variables such as community size and relationship with other Old Order groups affect the role of these schools in maintaining behavioral norms and in shaping the Old Order's response to modernity.

Hardback. New. In the most comprehensive study of Old Order schools to date, Johnson-Weiner provides valuable insight into how variables such as community size and relationship with other Old Order groups affect the role of these schools in maintaining behavioral norms and in shaping the Old Order's response to modernity.

Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2006. Hardcover. New. annotated edition. 304 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006-12-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!