Small Schools, Education, and the Importance of Community focuses on
three successful approaches for using the school as a catalyst for
community development and revitalization, particularly in rural areas.
The strategies also work well in suburban and urban areas. The three
approaches described include: leadership by K-12 teachers,
administrators, and school boards, particularly in the areas of
developing schools as community centers, community as curriculum, and
school-based economic development. Succesful case studies are also
included.