A Guide to Creating Community Schools: The Approach and Experiences of Five Countries in Eurasia (2005)
This handbook was created on the basis of eight years of experience in the development of a community school model that was developed in Siberia and documentary material for how it is being implemented successfully today in 5 countries: Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. The purpose for this book is fourfold:
1. Provide a step-by-step approach to developing a community school (CS) for those who are interested in implementing this idea.
2. Introduce some advanced community development technologies for those who are already using the model.
3. To respond to one of the greatest needs in the community school movement today by providing an opportunity for community school practitioners to exchange information about their experiences.
4. To demonstrate that the community school model is a very effective mechanism for mobilizing the community to address their needs in the widest range of social, economic and political environments.