School community engagement : a critical approach to involving young people in an urban planning project / Ruth Rowena Greenaway

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TitleSchool community engagement : a critical approach to involving young people in an urban planning project / Ruth Rowena GreenawayPersonal AuthorGreenaway, Ruth RowenaSummaryAbstract: This study examines the participation of a group of high school students in designing a Heritage Journey as part of an urban redevelopment project in their community. School-community engagement offers young people an opportunity to engage in community life and influence decisions that affect them. Forging links between community and school is becoming more important for teachers as they attempt ot create new authentic learning opportunities for young people within a changing world. Increasingly, researchers and urban planners are including children and young people as active decision makers and participants in community engagement projects.ImprintBrisbane, Qld. QUT / Ruth Greenaway, c2011.Collationxiv, 288 p. ; 30 cm.ContentsCh. 1: Beginnings - Ch. 2: Community Engagement - Ch. 3: Towards a Spatially-informed Framework - Ch 4: Research Design - Ch. 5: Transformation of Space - Ch. 6: Participatory Research - Ch. 7: The Future - Appendices - Bibliography.FormatBook

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School community engagement : a critical approach to involving young people in an urban planning project / Ruth Rowena Greenaway