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Community-Engaged Scholarship: Toward a Shared Understanding of Practice
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da Cruz, Cynthia Gordon – Review of Higher Education, 2018
Community-engaged scholarship (CES) is frequently recommended as a postsecondary practice for producing knowledge to address real-world issues and support the public good. But CES has multiple meanings, and understandings overlap with similar terms, such as publicly engaged scholarship. I draw upon recommendations in the field to propose an…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Educational Practices, Educational History, Best Practices
Education and the Environment: Creating Standards-Based Programs in Schools and Districts
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Lieberman, Gerald A. – Harvard Education Press, 2013
In this timely book, curriculum expert Gerald A. Lieberman provides an innovative guide to creating and implementing a new type of environmental education that combines standards-based lessons on English language arts, math, history, and science with community investigations and service learning projects. By connecting academic content with local…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Language Arts, History Instruction, English Instruction
Community as Classroom: Extending the Learning Opportunities
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Fawcett, Gay; Shannon-Smith, Elaine – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2008
School-community partnerships make a difference in student achievement. Synthesizing 35 years of research to provide insight into "what works in schools," Robert Marzano (2003) concluded that community involvement is a critical factor. Though community involvement takes many forms, generally organizations such as libraries, museums, parks, zoos,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, School Community Relationship, Community Organizations, Educational Opportunities