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Place- and community-based education in schools /

Explains the purpose and nature of place- and community-based education and provides multiple examples of its practice. This book contains descriptions of learning experiences set both within and beyond the classroom which will help readers begin the process of advocating for or incorporating local...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Gregory A., 1948-
Otros Autores: Sobel, David, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.
Colección:Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Young achievers science and mathematics pilot school
  • Place- and community-based education: definitions and antecedents
  • Why worry about the local in the era of No Child Left Behind: a rationale for place- and community-based education
  • Place- and community-based education in practice: starting with local knowledge and issues
  • Place- and community-based education in practice: starting with the traditional disciplines
  • Impact on academic achievement
  • Striving for more than test scores
  • Collaborating with community partners / by Delia Clark
  • Leaders as gardeners: creating space for place- and community-based education
  • No school is an island, except on the coast of Maine
  • Changing schools to embrace the local.