| Document Type | : | BL |
| Record Number | : | 104730 |
| Doc. No | : | b62275 |
| Main Entry | : | Smith, Gregory A.,1948- |
| Title & Author | : | Place- and community-based education in schools /Gregory A. Smith, David Sobel. |
| Publication Statement | : | New York, NY :Routledge,2010. |
| Series Statement | : | Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education. |
| Page. NO | : | xv, 167 p. :ill. ;24 cm. |
| ISBN | : | 9780415875189 (hbk : alk. paper) |
| | 0415875188 (hbk : alk. paper) |
| | 9780415875196 (pbk : alk. paper) |
| | 0415875196 (pbk : alk. paper) |
| | 9780203858530 (ebk : alk. paper) |
| | 0203858530 (ebk : alk. paper) |
| Bibliographies/Indexes | : | Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-160) and index. |
| Contents | : | 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. |
| Subject | : | Place-based education-- United States. |
| Subject | : | Community and school-- United States. |
| Dewey Classification | : | 370.11/5 |
| LC Classification | : | LC239.S64 2010 |
| Added Entry | : | Sobel, David,1949- |