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Offering a fresh approach to bringing life to schools and schools to life, this book goes beyond touting the benefits of learning gardens to survey them as a whole-systems design solution with potential to address myriad interrelated social, ecological, and educational issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements PART I: LEARNING GARDENS, LIVING SOIL, AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION Introduction: Modern Imperatives for Life and Learning Learning Gardens and Life's Lessons Living Soil as Metaphorical Construct for Education PART II: LEARNING GARDENS PRINCIPLES LINKING PEDAGOGY AND PEDOLOGY Cultivating a Sense of Place Fostering Curiosity and Wonder Discovering Rhythm and Scale Valuing Biocultural Diversity Embracing Practical Experience Nurturing Interconnectedness Awakening the Senses PART III: PRACTICE COMES ALIVE FROM THE GROUND UP Teacher, Principal, and Superintendent Perspectives Moving Forward Appendix: Selected Resources and Programs References Index
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Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education, Dilafruz Williams, Jonathan Brown
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education
- Subtitle
- Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dilafruz Williams, Jonathan Brown
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 222
- ISBN13
- 9780415899826
- Series
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
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- Offering a fresh approach to bringing life to schools and schools to life, this book goes beyond touting the benefits of learning gardens to survey them as a whole-systems design solution with potential to address myriad interrelated social, ecological, and educational issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements PART I: LEARNING GARDENS, LIVING SOIL, AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION Introduction: Modern Imperatives for Life and Learning Learning Gardens and Life's Lessons Living Soil as Metaphorical Construct for Education PART II: LEARNING GARDENS PRINCIPLES LINKING PEDAGOGY AND PEDOLOGY Cultivating a Sense of Place Fostering Curiosity and Wonder Discovering Rhythm and Scale Valuing Biocultural Diversity Embracing Practical Experience Nurturing Interconnectedness Awakening the Senses PART III: PRACTICE COMES ALIVE FROM THE GROUND UP Teacher, Principal, and Superintendent Perspectives Moving Forward Appendix: Selected Resources and Programs References Index