Place- and community-based education in schools [electronic resource] /
Gregory A. Smith, David Sobel.
- New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2010.
- 1 online resource (xv, 167 p.) : ill.
- Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education .
- Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-160) and index.
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 / 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.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203858530 (ebk : PDF)
Place-based education--United States. Community and school--United States.