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In its heyday, Foxfire was mostly known for the cultural journalism associated with the magazines and books that emerged initially from Rabun Gap and then in a multiplicity of forms from communities around the country under the guidance of teachers schooled in the Foxfire approach.
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Smith, G.A. (2016). Nurturing Civic Involvement. In: Smith, H., McDermott, J.C. (eds) The Foxfire Approach. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-564-7_4
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