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Peer reviewedTheobald, Paul; Curtiss, Jim – FORUM for Applied Research and Public Policy, 2000
Community-oriented pedagogy, or place-based schooling, uses schools as a source of community renewal, not community disintegration; allows students to construct their own understandings through interaction with the community environment; creates creative and critical thinkers who can also meet academic standards; and addresses our society's…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Active Learning, Citizenship, Constructivism (Learning)
