Learning Opportunities Beyond the School, Second Edition

Back by popular demand, this book takes a look at the multitude of resources available within the community from the public library and museums though oral history and community service. Includes an up-to-date look at the Internet as a resource. Barbara Hatcher and Shirley Beck, Editors. 1997. 97 pp.
ISBN-13 978-0-87173-138-8

No. 1972 $18.50 ($14.40 ACEI members)

Table of Contents

Introduction
-Shirley S. Beck and Barbara Hatcher
Opportunities for Learning and Development in Multiple Settings
-Alice R. Galper
Toddler Story Hours, Poetry Concerts and Internet Access - Now Available at the Library
-Ann Carlson Weeks
The World at Their Fingertips: Children in Museums
-Mary K. Judd and James B. Kracht
Zoos Aren't What They Used To Be: They Are Better!
-Thomas N. Turner
Learning About Work: Extending Learning Through an Ecological Approach
-Kevin J. Swick
Community Service Groups Enhance Learning
-Alicia I. Pagano
Oral History: Engaging Students in Community-based Learning
-Ceola Ross Baber and Mary W. Olson
Learning in Communities with Limited Resources
-Cynthia Szmanski Sunal, Lois M. Christensen and Dennis W. Sunal
Learning Through Serving
-Joan Schine
Learning in Your Own Backyard
-Robert B. McDonald and R. Tim Nicosia
The Family As a Resource for Learning
-Carol Seefeldt and Kristin Denton
Learning Options with Personal Computers: Now and in the Future
-Steven B. Silvern

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