Tim L. Adsit

Small Schools, Education, and the Importance of Community (eBook, ePUB)

Pathways to Improvement and a Sustainable Future

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Small Schools, Education, and the Importance of Community focuses on three successful approaches for using the school as a catalyst for community development and revitalization, particularly in rural areas. The strategies also work well in suburban and urban areas. The three approaches described include: leadership by K-12 teachers, administrators, and school boards, particularly in the areas of developing schools as community centers, community as curriculum, and school-based economic development. Succesful case studies are also included.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781610480161
• Artikelnr.: 39486790

Autorenporträt

Tim L. Adsit is a successful teacher, school administrator, author, business owner, pastor, and outdoorsman. He has earned a doctor of divinity and advanced degrees in education and school administration.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1- Overview
Chapter 2 - Rural Distress and Survival
Chapter 3 - Economic, Social, Cultural, Geo-Political, and Environmental
Distress in Rural America
Chapter 4 - Survival: The Small School and the Importance of "Community"
Chapter 5 - Conclusions About Rural Distress and Survival
Chapter 6 - Working Together for Success: Small School Leaders Guide To
Resources for Rural Community Development, Revitalization, and Renewal
Chapter 7 Appendix A - Research on Community Service Education
Chapter 8 Appendix B - Sample Student Learning Activities Using Community
as Curriculum
Chapter 9 Appendix C - Sample Activities for Developing A School-Community
Vision and A School Leaders Guide With Useful Tools for Community
Development
Chapter 10 Appendix D - Community-School Design Conference Agenda
Chapter 11 Appendix E - The "Rool" Community and School Simulation Activity
Chapter 12 Appendix F - Human and Non-Human Resources Providing Assistance
to Rural Communities and Schools