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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817356103321

Autore

Williams Dilafruz R. <1949->

Titolo

Learning gardens and sustainability education : bringing life to schools and schools to life / / Dilafruz R. Williams and Jonathan D. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

1-136-58350-5

1-136-58351-3

0-203-15681-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownJonathan D

Disciplina

372.35/7

Soggetti

School gardens

Environmental education

Outdoor education

Experiential learning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Learning Gardens, Living Soil, and Sustainability Education; 1. Introduction: Modern Imperatives for Life and Learning; 2. Learning Gardens and Life's Lessons; 3. Living Soil as Metaphorical Construct for Education; Part II: Learning Gardens Principles Linking Pedagogy and Pedology; 4. Cultivating a Sense of Place; 5. Fostering Curiosity and Wonder; 6. Discovering Rhythm and Scale; 7. Valuing Biocultural Diversity; 8. Embracing Practical Experience; 9. Nurturing Interconnectedness

10. Awakening the SensesPart III: Practice Comes Alive from the Ground up; 11.Teacher, Principal, and Superintendent Perspectives; 12. Moving Forward; Epilogue; Appendix: Selected Resources and Programs; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.  The theoretical and conceptual framework presented creatively places



soil at the center of the discourse on sustainability education and learning garden design and pedagogy. Seven elements and attributes of living soil and learning gardens are presented as a guide for sustainability education:  cultivating a sense of