The Socioecological Educator : A 21st Century Renewal of Physical, Health,Environment and Outdoor Education / edited by Brian Wattchow, Ruth Jeanes, Laura Alfrey, Trent Brown, Amy Cutter-Mackenzie, Justen O'Connor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wattchow, Brian, Editor.

Jeanes, Ruth, Editor.

Alfrey, Laura, Editor.

Brown, Trent., Editor.

Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, Amy, Editor.

O'Connor, Justen, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International education.

Comparative education.

Educational sociology.

Early childhood education.

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

International and Comparative Education.

Sociology of Education.

Early Childhood Education.

Teaching and Teacher Education.

Local Subjects:

International and Comparative Education.

Sociology of Education.

Early Childhood Education.

Teaching and Teacher Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 231 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume offers an alternative vision for education and has been written for those who are passionate about teaching and learning, in schools, universities and in the community, and providing people with the values, knowledge and skills needed to face complex social and environmental challenges. Working across boundaries the socio-ecological educator is a visionary who strives to build community connections and strengthen relationships with the natural world. The ideas and real-world case studies presented in this book will bring that vision a step closer to reality.

Contents:

1. Starting with stories: The power of socio-ecological narrative.-2. Social ecology as education.-3. Becoming a socio-ecological educator

4. The ambitions, processes and politics of socio-ecological curriculum reform: An Aotearoa-New Zealand case study

5. Through coaching: Examining sports coaching using a socio-ecological framework.- 6. Through community: Connecting classrooms to community.-7. Through belonging: An early childhood perspective from a New Zealand preschool.-8. Through adventure education: Using the socio-ecological model in adventure education to solve environmental problems.-9. Through school: Ecologising schooling – a tale of two educators.-10. Outdoor education on Scotland’s River Spey: A sense of place.-11. Through Physical Education: What teachers know and understand about children’s movement experiences.-12. Conclusions and future directions: A socio-ecological renewal.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9789400771673

9400771673