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Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Office of Community Education. – 1986
Intended to provide educators and community leaders in Massachusetts with an overview of the ways in which community education practices can strengthen K-12 education, this document explains community education, describes three community education projects in detail, gives implementation models, and lists organizational and printed resources.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Coordination, Community Education
Download full textBanks, Alan – 2000
This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file for the Arnold Arboretum (Massachusetts) and other source material about the Arboretum and Frederick Law Olmstead. The lesson focuses on the first arboretum in the United States, which was part of Olmstead's plan for Boston's park system, known as the "Emerald…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Heritage Education, Historic Sites, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedBanit, Thomas F. – New England Journal of History, 1994
Contends that, although the topic of sports and leisure seems suited for study primarily at the national level, local communities can be rich sources of information. Describes the role of sports history within the overall work of the Needham (Massachusetts) Historical Society. (CFR)
Descriptors: Athletics, Community Resources, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education
