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Why community matters : connecting education with civic life / Nicholas V. Longo.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Longo, Nicholas V., 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community and school--United States.
- Community and school.
- United States.
- Education--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education.
- Education--Aims and objectives.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 176 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- Providing a new perspective on the undeniable relationship between education reform and democratic revitalization, Nicholas V. Longo uncovers and examines practical models in which communities play an essential role in teaching the art of democracy.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction: The Ecology of Civic Learning 1
- Chapter 2 Education Writ Large 23
- Chapter 3 Hull House 45
- Chapter 4 Highlander Folk School 67
- Chapter 5 The Neighborhood Learning Community 91
- Chapter 6 Community Practitioners 117
- Chapter 7 Conclusion: Taking It Home 127.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-170) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791471975
- 0791471977
- 9780791471982
- 0791471985
- OCLC:
- 77476479
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