Community as a Context for Learning

This 252-page manual is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. This manual includes lessons, tools, resources, and forms that will provide guidance to assist educators and students with conducting community-based projects. The manual is divided into four sections: Exploring Your Community, Needs and Opportunities Assessment, Designing and Conducting a Community Project, and Community-based Project Examples. Other resources in this series include Community-based Education: Model Programs, Community-based Natural Resource Activities for Biology, and Connecting Classrooms to Community: A Guide for a Community-based Approach to Education.