| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 128 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
ALER ; 4
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Advances in learning environments research ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
Environmental learning / David B. Zandvliet -- Place-based education in practice / Carlos G.A. Ormond -- Development of the learning environment / Carlos G.A. Ormond [and others] -- How many colours of green? an unfolding of place-based curriculum in an island community / Susan Teed -- Local wonders / Laura Piersol -- Moral purpose of schooling / Scott Slater -- Built environments / Indira Dutt -- Developing smiles / David B. Zandvliet -- Epilogue / Marlene A. Nelson. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
This book describes and documents one schools 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Place-based education -- Case studies.
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Place-based education. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Place-based education -- British Columbia -- Bowen Island.
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British Columbia -- Bowen Island. |
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Community and school -- British Columbia -- Bowen Island.
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Community and school. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Zandvliet, David Bryan, 1962- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ecology of school. Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, [2013] 9462092192 (OCoLC)841050397 |
| ISBN |
9789462092211 (electronic book) |
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9462092214 (electronic book) |
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9462092192 |
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9789462092198 |
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9462092206 |
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9789462092204 |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-94-6209-221-1 |
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