Place- and community-based education in schools / Gregory A. Smith, David Sobel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Gregory A., 1948-

Contributor:

Sobel, David, 1949-

Series:

Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education

Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Place-based education--United States.

Place-based education.

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.

Summary:

Place- and community-based education - an approach to teaching and learning that starts with the local - addresses two critical gaps in the experience of many children now growing up in the United States: contact with the natural world and contact with community. It offers a way to extend young people's attention beyond the classroom to the world as it actually is, and to engage them in the process of devising solutions to the social and environmental problems they will confront as adults. This approach can increase students' engagement with learning and enhance their academic achievement.

Envisioned as a primer and guide for educators and members of the public interested in incorporating the local into schools in their own communities, this book explains the purpose and nature of place- and community-based education and provides multiple examples of its practice. The detailed descriptions of learning experiences set both within and beyond the classroom will help readers begin the process of advocating for or incorporating local content and experiences into their schools.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-160) and index.

ISBN:

9780415875189

0415875188

9780415875196

0415875196

9780203858530

0203858530

OCLC:

430052162

Online:

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