Place- And Community-based Education In Schools (sociocultural, Political, And Historical Studies In Education)
by David Sobel /
2010 / English / PDF
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Place- and community-based education – an approach to
teaching and learning that starts with the local – addresses
two critical gaps in the experience of many children now growing
up in the United States: contact with the natural world and
contact with community. It offers a way to extend young people’s
attention beyond the classroom to the world as it actually is,
and to engage them in the process of devising solutions to the
social and environmental problems they will confront as adults.
This approach can increase students’ engagement with learning and
enhance their academic achievement.
Place- and community-based education – an approach to
teaching and learning that starts with the local – addresses
two critical gaps in the experience of many children now growing
up in the United States: contact with the natural world and
contact with community. It offers a way to extend young people’s
attention beyond the classroom to the world as it actually is,
and to engage them in the process of devising solutions to the
social and environmental problems they will confront as adults.
This approach can increase students’ engagement with learning and
enhance their academic achievement.
Envisioned as a primer and guide for educators and members of the
public interested in incorporating the local into schools in
their own communities, this book explains the purpose and nature
of place- and community-based education and provides multiple
examples of its practice. The detailed descriptions of learning
experiences set both within and beyond the classroom will help
readers begin the process of advocating for or incorporating
local content and experiences into their schools.
Envisioned as a primer and guide for educators and members of the
public interested in incorporating the local into schools in
their own communities, this book explains the purpose and nature
of place- and community-based education and provides multiple
examples of its practice. The detailed descriptions of learning
experiences set both within and beyond the classroom will help
readers begin the process of advocating for or incorporating
local content and experiences into their schools.