Research on schools, neighborhoods, and communities : toward civic responsibility / William F. Tate, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.Description: xii, 552 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781442204676 (hardback)
  • 1442204672 (hardback)
  • 9781442204683 (paper)
  • 1442204680 (paper)
  • 9781442204690 (electronic)
  • 1442204699 (electronic)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC 221 .R47 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Conceptualizing urban space -- The growing complexity of metropolitan America -- Teaching and learning research in social context -- Research on human development, health, and human service providers in social context -- Case studies of metropolitan communities.
Summary: "This volume focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of place or geography in matters of education, human development, and health. Multiple disciplinary perspectives are presented in order to provide different views of the strengths and problems in our communities. Research presented provides historical, moral, and scientifically based arguments organized to inform understandings of civic problems as well as to present possible solutions"-- Provided by publisher.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This volume focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of place or geography in matters of education, human development, and health. Multiple disciplinary perspectives are presented in order to provide different views of the strengths and problems in our communities. Research presented provides historical, moral, and scientifically based arguments organized to inform understandings of civic problems as well as to present possible solutions"-- Provided by publisher.

Conceptualizing urban space -- The growing complexity of metropolitan America -- Teaching and learning research in social context -- Research on human development, health, and human service providers in social context -- Case studies of metropolitan communities.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.