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A glorious revolution for youth and communities : service-learning and model communities / George I. Whitehead III and Andrew P. Kitzrow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitehead, George I.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Service learning.
- Teachers and community.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (143 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book integrates the ideas of service-learning, positive youth development, and model communities into a book with a comprehensive message about making communities more democratic. Specifically, the authors argue that through service-learning an educator can teach higher-order thinking, such as information literacy, problem-solving, and critical and creative thinking.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Ch01. Service-Learning,Education, and Community Reform; Ch02. Information Literacy; Ch03. Problem Solving; Ch04. Critical Thinking; Ch05. Creativity and Creative Thinking; Ch06. Communities for Youth; Ch07. Four Cornerstones; Ch08. Youth Empowerment; Ch09. Community Examples; Ch10. Before You Shift; Ch11. Call to Action; References; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-34071-3
- 1-282-50555-6
- 9786612505553
- 1-60709-596-3
- OCLC:
- 659561261
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