Transforming Schools Into Community Learning Centers

ISBN-13: 9781138432734 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Stephen Parson

Opis

The use of simulation models is a necessity and also an aid in the decision-making process in sustainable agricultural systems. Organizing the experimental knowledge of crop production systems without the book keeping and deductive methods of mathematics is very difficult. This book aims to guide readers in the process by which the properties of the systems can be grasped in the framework of mathematical structure with minimal mathematical prerequisites. The objective of this book is to help the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students in the disciplines of agronomy, plant breeding, agricultural meteorology, crop physiology, agricultural economics, entomology, plant pathology, soil science and ecology (environmental science). This book may also be useful for administrators in various agricultural universities in order to direct research, extension and teaching activities. Planners at national and state levels may also benefit from this book.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Transforming Our Schools; Chapter 2 Community Learning Centers; Chapter 3 Sharing the Power; Chapter 4 Partnerships with Families; Chapter 5 Teaching and Learning with the Community; Chapter 6 Community Technology Centers; Chapter 7 The Collaborating Community; Chapter 8 Developing Community; Chapter 9 Year-Round Scheduling; Chapter 10 Family Literacy and Lifelong Learning; Chapter 11 Leadership in the Community Learning Center;

O autorze

Steve Parson is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech. He heads an initiative to develop an Urban Institute for Partnership Development with the National Association of Partners in Education, the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Columbia University, and Virginia Tech.Formerly a Mott Intern with the Western Michigan University Community Education Leadership Program, he has served as president of the National Community Association. He is also a consultant and trainer in the field of community education, educational partnerships and educational reform. Table of Contents