Community Educators: A Resource for Educating and Developing Our Youth
asserts that the relationships between education, community, and
democracy are inseparable and illustrates that education is broader than
just schooling. Harbour challenges current thinking about education and
reveals how the public participates in the education and development of
youth. This book is a call for action and responsibility--both
individual and collective--to transform education beyond simply
reforming schools. The author's professional educational experiences,
combined with stories from the field by and about youth and community
educators, exemplify the importance of citizen collaboration among the
various sectors of the community, including youth, parents, schools,
businesses, and neighborhood residents. The book includes a foreword by
Kettering Foundation president David Mathews.
About the Kettering Foundation
The Kettering Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit operating
foundation rooted in the American tradition of cooperative research.
Kettering's primary research question is: What does it take to make
democracy work as it should? Kettering's research is distinctive because
it is conducted from the perspective of citizens and focuses on what
people can do collectively to address problems affecting their lives,
their communities, and their nation. For more information about
Kettering research and publications, see the Kettering Foundation's
website at www.kettering.org.
