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Publication Date: 2010-Jul
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Locally Engaged Education Institutions: Four Principles for Engaging the Urban Environment
See, Geoffrey K.
Education and Urban Society, v42 n5 p545-571 Jul 2010
Urban life comes with diverse social, environmental, health care, and education problems. However, for many of the people seeking better economic, social, and education opportunities, the big city still holds a special allure. Jazz singer Frank Sinatra sings in "New York, New York" that he wants to "wake up in a city that never sleeps/and find I'm King of the Hill/ top of the heap." The question then is whether there is a general solution capable of contributing in some small way toward alleviating these complex and diverse problems, bringing us one small step closer toward building an ideal city. As a youth activist, the author desires a solution that can be implemented at the grassroots level, which taps the entrepreneurship and enthusiasm of youths. (Contains 40 notes, 1 table, and 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Urban Culture, Educational Change, Urban Environment, Service Learning, Educational Principles, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs, Case Studies, Educational Practices
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Language: English
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