Place-Based Education in the Global Age Local Diversity

Name: Place-Based Education in the Global Age Local Diversity
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ISBN: 9780805858648

ISBN-10: 0805858644

ISBN-13: 9780805858648

Edition: 2008

Authors: David A. Gruenewald, Gregory A. Smith

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This volume—a landmark contribution to the burgeoning theory and practice of place-based education—enriches the field in three ways: First, it frames place-based pedagogy not just as an alternative teaching methodology or novel approach to environmental education but as part of a broader social movement known as the "new localism," which aims toward reclaiming the significance of the local in the global age. Second, it links the development of ecological awareness and stewardship to concerns about equity and cultural diversity. Third, it presents examples of place-based education in action. The relationship between the new localism and place-based education is clarified, and the process of…

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List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.06" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface


Contributor List


Introduction: Making Room for the Local




Models for Place-Based Learning



Place-Based Curricular and Pedagogical Models: My Adventures in Teaching Through Community Contexts




The Fringe of Nirvana: Aesthetic Places and the Art Classroom




Star: Service to All Relations




Youth as Resources in Revitalizing Communities




Environmental Justice in Egleston Square




Creating a Place for Indigenous Knowledge in Education: The Alaska Native Knowledge Network




Reclaiming Broader Meanings of Education



Place-Based Education: Grounding Culturally Responsive Teaching in Geographical Diversity




No Child Left Inside: Nature Study as a Radical Act




Overlooked Opportunity: Students, Educators, and Education Advocates Contributing to Community and Economic Development




Place: Where Diversity and Community Can Converge




Global Visions of the Local in Higher Education



Place in Leadership Formation: The Institute for Educational and Community Leadership (IECL)




Multiculturalism, Conflict, and Struggle: Place as Meeting Ground in Israeli Education




Learning Country: A Case Study of Australian Place-Responsive Education




Place-Based Teacher Education



Afterword: Creating a Movement to Ground Learning in Place



Author Index


Index