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Why community matters : connecting education with civic life / Nicholas V. Longo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Longo, Nicholas V., 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community and school--United States.
- Community and school.
- Education--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Education Writ Large
- Hull House
- Highlander Folk School
- The Neighborhood Learning Community
- Community Practitioners
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-170) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791479605
- 0791479609
- 9781435606456
- 1435606450
- OCLC:
- 181102227
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