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Author:

Longo, Nicholas V., 1974-

Title:

Why community matters : connecting education with civic life / Nicholas V. Longo.

Publisher:

State University of New York Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xv, 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Community and school--United States.
Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-170) and index.

Contents:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction: Ecology of civic learning -- 2: Education writ large -- 3: Hull house -- 4: Highlander folk school -- 5: Neighborhood learning community -- 6: Community practitioners -- 7: Conclusion: Taking it home -- Notes -- Index.

Summary:

From the Publisher: 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.

ISBN:

0791471985 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780791471982 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0791471977 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780791471975 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006101102

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