Smith, Gregory A., 1948-

Place- and community-based education in schools / Gregory A. Smith, David Sobel. - New York, NY : Routledge, 2010. - xv, 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - 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.

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Place-based education--United States.
Community and school--United States.

LC239 / SMI 2010

370.11/5