Teaching and learning about communities : principles and practices /: principles and practices. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Katherine Kravetz.
• Authors: Kravetz, Katharine
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Notes; Chapter 2: Perspectives on€the€Meaning of€Community; Individualism and€Community: The€American Perspective; Place and€People; Ecosystems as€Communities; Community, Civic Engagement, and€Democracy; Bonding and€Bridging Communities; Inequality, Class, and€Community; Race, Ethnicity, Diversity, and€Community; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3: Assets of€and€Challenges to€Communities; Housing; Inclusive and€Affordable Housing; Home Ownership, Rental Housing, and€Community; Community Infrastructure; Food and€Health; Safety. Jobs and€Financial SecurityFamilies and€Community; Education; Conclusion: Community as€an€Asset; Notes; Chapter 4: Strategies and€Agents of€Community Well-Being; Strategies; Service and€Volunteerism; Advocacy; Community Development and€Social Enterprise; Community Organizing; Politics; Research and€Education; Deliberation and€Participatory Democracy; Agents; Government; The For-Profit and€Non-Profit Sectors; Leadership; Media; Conclusion: Applying Principles to€Practice; Notes; Chapter 5: Case Studies in€Community. Moving Out, Moving In, Building Up: Moving to€Opportunity, Hope VI, and€Promise NeighborhoodsResponses to€Homelessness; Health, Safety, and€Individual Behavior; Community, Neighborhood Schools, and€School Choice; Vouchers for€Low-Income Families; Charter Schools; Magnet Schools and€Gifted and€Talented Programs; Vocational Schools and€Apprenticeships; Community Schools; Controlled Choice; What No School Can Do; Collective Impact: Lessons from€Milwaukee; Twin Cities Light Rail: Inclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6: Learning Through Reflective Exercises and€Community Experience. Community StudyLearning About Community Through Service; Social Services Access Exercise; Community and€the€Environment; Citizen Lobbying Exercise; Community Transformation Exercise; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Learning Objectives; Community's Multiple Dimensions; A Well-Functioning Community Is a€Balancing Act; The Importance of€Civic Participation and€Engagement; The Importance of€Community Itself; Notes; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY, U.S.A : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 109 pages)
• Subjects: 300; Communities -- Study and teaching (Primary); SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Communities -- Study and teaching (Primary); Social Sciences; Education Policy; Teaching and Teacher Education; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137561091; 1137561092
• Related ISBNs: 9781137561084; 1137561084
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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