| Place-Based Education: Research and Practice Contributor(s): Barratt, Robert (Editor), Barratt Hacking, Elisabeth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415656028 ISBN-13: 9780415656023 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2024 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of December 31, 2024 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - School Safety - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 370.115 |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Place-based education is growing rapidly in popularity, as more and more educators recognise the benefits and opportunities it offers to students. This book focuses on the research and practice of place-based education, or PBE, presenting ideas and strategies for enhancing learning through community participation and real world experiences. The book defines a philosophical framework for PBE, present research paradigms and methodologies adopted by the field and critique a range of pedagogical approaches. Drawing on a series of international and interdisciplinary case studies, chapters build on a theoretical framework with solid practice examples and strategies to locate learning in real-world communities and places. Written in an accessible style, each chapter is framed by reflective questions, present current thinking, include case studies and tasks for practitioners and end with questions for discussion and suggest further reading. Situating PBE for the first time in a UK context, this book will be of interest to school-based educators are the opportunities for curriculum enhancement in science, environmental education, outdoor education, the humanities, technology and the cultural arts. |