Learning Opportunities Beyond the School

By - Hatcher, Barbara , Beck Shirley S[ed]

Floor - Floor 1

ISBN 10 - 087173138x

ISBN 13 - 9780871731388

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Non-formal education

Shelf No - 20

Call Number - 371.38 LEA 1997

Edition - 2nd ed.

Physical Description - 93 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Book Information

The fact that much of learning occurs beyond school walls points to the need for a holistic approach to education. Such an approach involves planned cooperative links between family and the formal and informal learning environments that exist in the community. This monograph advocates such a holistic approach, discussing not only the value of informal learning for children, but also the role that school, home, institutions, and community groups may play in enhancing children's quality of life. The articles in the monograph are: (1) "Opportunities for Learning and Development in Multiple Settings" (Alice R. Galper); (2) "Toddler Story Hours, Poetry Concerts and Internet Access--Now Available at the Library" (Ann Carlson Weeks); (3) "The World at Their Fingertips: Children in Museums" (Mary K. Judd and James B. Kracht); (4) "Zoos Aren't What They Used To Be: They Are Better!" (Thomas N. Turner); (5) "Learning about Work: Extending Learning through an Ecological Approach" (Kevin J. Swick); (6) "Community Service Groups Enhance Learning" (Alicia I. Pagano); (7) "Oral History: Engaging Students in Community-based Learning" (Ceola Ross Baber and Mary W. Olson); (8) "Learning in Communities with Limited Resources" (Cynthia Szmanski Sunal, Lois M. Christensen and Dennis W. Sunal); (9) "Learning through Serving" (Joan Schine); (10) "Learning in Your Own Backyard" (Robert B. McDonald and R. Tim Nicosia); (11) "The Family as a Resource for Learning" (Carol Seefeldt and Kristin Denton); and (12) "Learning Options with Personal Computers: Now and in the Future" (Seven B. Silvern). (HTH)

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