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The Creative Economy In Small Places: Eight Cases And A Developmental Model, Jennifer L. Hutchins
The Creative Economy In Small Places: Eight Cases And A Developmental Model, Jennifer L. Hutchins
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Eight case studies across New England offer understanding of the role of the creative economy in the community and economic development of rural towns and small cities. The cases include Providence and Pawtucket, RI; Burlington, VT; and Portland, Bangor, Norway, Dover-Foxcroft, and the St. John Valley, ME. Ten elements or “building blocks” are observed to be important, leading to an explanatory model for the development of the creative economy in small communities. These elements include creative people, education centers, cultural and natural amenities, business engagement, infrastructure, leadership, networks, strategies, time, and money. The creative economy in the eight communities has …
A Partnership In Nebraska With The Humane Society, Sarah K. Edwards, Rebecca J. Pasco, M. Susan Mcwilliams, Kathy Everts Danielson
A Partnership In Nebraska With The Humane Society, Sarah K. Edwards, Rebecca J. Pasco, M. Susan Mcwilliams, Kathy Everts Danielson
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
Perhaps service-learning continues to grow as an effective pedagogy in colleges of education because it offers everyone involved an opportunity to put words into action. With the news full of stories of bullying and school shootings, teachers and teacher candidates look for someone to help them make sense of what feels to be a growing trend of cruelty. Perhaps it is a natural reaction for teachers to want to do something positive in the face of brutality. Perhaps our wanting to be proactive corresponds to whatever drew us to education in the first place. Regardless of the cause, four literacy …