Why Community Matters: Connecting Education With Civic Life
Nicholas V. Longo " Why Community Matters: Connecting Education With Civic Life "
State University of New York Press | Pages: 194 | 2007-08-30 | ISBN- 0791471977 | PDF | 3MB
State University of New York Press | Pages: 194 | 2007-08-30 | ISBN- 0791471977 | PDF | 3MB
Longo's Why Community Matters is an outstanding work that unearths unknown connections between Hull House and Highlander Folk School, two pivotal community-rooted sites in America in the twentieth century, and their contemporary offspring, the Neighborhood Learning Community in St. Paul, Minnesota. It brings all these to life with vivid stories, gripping history, and a compelling interpretative framework that recasts `education for democracy' in citizen centered terms. This is a book of abundant hope, expressed through voices of new immigrants, organizers, young people, and educators of all kinds." – Harry C. Boyte, Codirector, Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota .