TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Gregory A. AU - Sobel,David TI - Place- and community-based education in schools T2 - Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education SN - 9780415875189 (hbk : alk. paper) AV - LC239 SMI 2010 U1 - 370.11/5 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Place-based education KW - United States KW - Community and school N1 - 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 ER -