Reference Books, Theses, and Dissertations
Appalachian Culture: A Guide for Students and Teachers
1976. Peggy Calestro and Ann Hill. Columbus, OH: Ohio University Research Foundation.
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Appalachian Literature, Appalachian Culture: Literature-Based, Cross Curricular Activities for Middle and High School Classrooms. (Book)
Author(s): Written by Judy Sizemore, edited by Ginny Eager
Description: Published by Forward in the Fifth, and available for a fee through the Jesse Stuart Foundation
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Appalachian Readings and Activities Handbook
1981. Emma Jo Dotson. M.E. Practicum, Ashland, OH: Ashland College.
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Appalachian Studies in Grades 6-12: Language Arts and English Curricula in Central Appalachia. 1994. Linda J. Wilson. D.Ed. dissertation, Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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A Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region. 2006. Grace Toney Edwards, JoAnn Aust Asbury, and Ricky L. Cox, eds. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press.
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Appalachia: Social Context Past and Present. Fifth Edition. 2007. Phillip J. Obermiller and Michael E. Maloney, eds. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
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The Appalachians: America’s First and Last Frontier. 2004. Mari-Lynn Evans, Robert Santelli, and Holly George-Warren, eds. New York:Random House.
Confronting Appalachian Stereotypes: Back Talk from an American Region. 1999. Dwight Billings, Gurney Norman, and Katherine Ledford, eds. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.
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Encyclopedia of Appalachia. 2006. Jean Haskell and Rudy Abramson, eds. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press.
High Mountains Rising: Appalachia in Time and Place. 2004. Richard Straw and Tyler Blethen, eds., Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.
Appalachian Children's Literature: An Annotated Bibliography. 2010. Roberta Teague Herrin and Sheila Quinn Oliver, eds. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
“Using Appalachian Literacies as a Basis for Literacy Learning at School: A Study of a Teacher-Authored Project." 2001. Rosary Lalik and LaNette Dellinger. (Describes the use of storytelling, theater, and music to make a curriculum more relevant to students.) Journal of Appalachian Studies, volume 7, number 1.