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Bedford, Timothy – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2023
Japan is facing a problem of depopulation of rural and island communities. This research focuses on the island of Nakanoshima (Ama-cho), which has dramatically declined in population in the past 70 years. In 2007, the High School faced the threat of closure due to declining numbers, and were it to close would have further hastened the decline of…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Community Development, Foreign Countries, Place Based Education
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Greedy, Ross D.; Perry, Elizabeth E.; Goralnik, Lissy; Fitzpatrick, Julie – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2022
This paper explores opportunities for outdoor recreation and education programs to support communities working to sustain or increase community vibrancy. Vibrancy is necessarily linked to our natural environment and the quality of and access to natural environments can impact community vibrancy outcomes. Outdoor recreation access and experiences…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Recreational Programs, Place Based Education, Community Development
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Nicole King; Tahira Mahdi; Sarah Fouts – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2024
This Projects With Promise case study offers insights for addressing tensions between universities and communities in building partnerships and collectively rethinking "the field" of community engagement. We explore moving beyond a solely place-based understanding of "the field" into an ethos based on human interactions and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Involvement, Ethics, Community Development
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Harrison, Ursula; Ollis, Tracey – Studies in Continuing Education, 2023
Neighbourhood Houses in Australia are community place-based organisations that provide education, support services, and develop responses to local issues with local communities. The practices within Neighbourhood Houses are informed by community development. Yet knowledge, understanding and practices of community development vary across the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Community Development, Place Based Education
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Sana Kim; Roberta Comunian – Industry and Higher Education, 2024
This article examines the role creative and cultural higher education plays in the top-down development of Astana -- the new capital of Kazakhstan. Drawing on a mapping of higher education institutions in Kazakhstan's old (Almaty) and new capital cities as well as qualitative interview data with creative and cultural practitioners, academics and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Cultural Education, Creativity
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Hecht, Marijke; Nelson, Taiji – Environmental Education Research, 2021
In this paper, we describe an informal science program where specific program elements were designed to support youth development of a 21st century naturalist identity, which we call out as an important subtype of environmental and scientific identity. As part of a research-practice partnership, we conducted a case study of a teen youth program…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Place Based Education, Environmental Education, Science Education