The Ecology of School / edited by David Zandvliet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zandvliet, David Bryan, 1962-

Series:

Advances in Learning Environments Research ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (126 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes and documents one school’s experiences in achieving their environmental literacy goals through the development of a place-based learning environment. Through this iniative, a longitudinal, descriptive case study began at the Bowen Island Community School to both support and advocate for ecological literacy, while helping the school realize its broad environmental learning goals. Conceptualised as an intensive case study of a learning environment (with an environmental education focus), the program was part of a larger ecological literacy project conducted in association with preservice and graduate education programs at a nearby university and research centre. Following both (empirical) learning environments and participatory (ethnographic) research methods, the project is described from a variety of perspectives: students, teachers, teacher educators, researchers and administrators. The volume describes a variety of forms of place-based education that teachers devised and implemented at the school while giving evidence of the development of a supportive and positive place-based learning environment. The programs and initiatives described in this volume provide the reader with insights for the development of place-based programming more generally . The final chapter outlines participatory methods and action research efforts used to evaluate the success of the project and recounts the development and validation of a learning environment instrument to assist with this process. The new instrument coupled with qualitative descriptions of the learning environment experienced by many at the school give unique insights into the various ways the study of learning environments (as a methodology) may be explored.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / David Zandvliet

Environmental Learning / David B. Zandvliet

Place-Based Education in Practice / Carlos G.A. Ormond

Development of the Learning Environment / Carlos G.A. Ormond , Susan Teed , Laura Piersol and David B. Zandvliet

How Many Colours of Green? An Unfolding of Place-Based Curriculum in an Island Community / Susan Teed

Local Wonders / Laura Piersol

The Moral Purpose of Schooling: An Administrator’s Perspective / Scott Slater

Built Environments: Green Spaces as a Silent Teacher / Indira Dutt

Developing Smiles: Evaluating Place-Based Learning / David B. Zandvliet

Epilogue / Marlene Nelson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9789462092204

9462092206

9789462092211

9462092214

OCLC:

863158216