Place- and Community-Based Education in Schools by Smith, Gregory A.

Place- and Community-Based Education in Schools (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415875189)

Vendor: Gregory A. Smith
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$220.00
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Place- and Community-Based Education in Schools by Smith, Gregory A.

Place- and Community-Based Education in Schools

$220.00
Place- and Community-Based Education in Schools by Smith, Gregory A.

Place- and Community-Based Education in Schools

$220.00
Format: Hardcover
Description
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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.



Author: Gregory A. Smith,David Sobel
ISBN-10: 0415875188
ISBN-13: 9780415875189
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2010
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
By Gregory A. Smith
By Gregory A. Smith
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Gregory Smith is Professor in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He speaks nationally and internationally about place- and community-based education and is involved with efforts in schools in the Pacific Northwest to adopt this approach to teaching and learning.

David Sobel is Director of Teacher Certification Programs in the Education Department of Antioch University New England in Keene, NH. He consults and speaks widely on developmentally appropriate teaching, environmental education, and parenting with nature.

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