Schools as Community Hubs: Building ‘More than a School’ for Community Benefit (1st ed. 2023)

Synopsis

This open access book brings together research on the planning, design, governance and management of schools as community hubs—places that support the development of better-connected, more highly integrated, and more resilient communities with education at the centre. It explores opportunities and difficulties associated with bringing schools and communities closer together, with a focus on the facilities needed to accommodate shared experiences that generate social capital and deliver reciprocal benefits.This book discusses the expanded roles of schools, and investigates how schools may offer more to their communities—historically, currently and into the future—with respect to the role of the built environment in situating community activities and services.Organised around four sections, it showcases important areas of development in the field via an interdisciplinary approach, which weaves together empirical research with theoretical insights and practical examples. This book not only highlights the challenges associated with the development of schools as community hubs but offers evidence-based insights into how to overcome such hurdles to develop community-facing schools into the future.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9789811999727

Related ISBNs:

9789811999710

Publisher:

Springer Nature Singapore

Date of Addition:

05/21/23

Copyrighted By:

The Editor

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Benjamin Cleveland

Edited by:

Sarah Backhouse

Edited by:

Philippa Chandler

Edited by:

Ian McShane

Edited by:

Janet M. Clinton

Edited by:

Clare Newton