Smith, Gregory A.,  1948- <br/><br/>
Place- and community-based education in schools / 
Gregory A. Smith, David Sobel 
 - New York, NY :  Routledge,  2010 
 - xv, 167 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education .
 - Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-160) and index 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415875189 (hbk : alk. paper)  RM475.67 0415875188 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780415875196 (pbk : alk. paper) 0415875196 (pbk : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Place-based education--United States<br/>Community and school--United States.