03644nam 2200769Ia 450 991096551350332120200520144314.097811365835061136583505978113658351311365835139780203156810020315681110.4324/9780203156810 (CKB)2670000000173915(EBL)956932(OCoLC)798532621(SSID)ssj0000657016(PQKBManifestationID)11395680(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657016(PQKBWorkID)10655586(PQKB)10282710(Au-PeEL)EBL956932(CaPaEBR)ebr10551369(CaONFJC)MIL492325(OCoLC)794489552(FINmELB)ELB136123(MiAaPQ)EBC956932(EXLCZ)99267000000017391520110624d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLearning gardens and sustainability education bringing life to schools and schools to life /Dilafruz R. Williams and Jonathan D. Brown1st ed.New York Routledge2012New York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780415899826 0415899826 9780415899819 0415899818 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Interconnectedness10. 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; IndexOffering 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 ofSchool gardensEnvironmental educationOutdoor educationExperiential learningSchool gardens.Environmental education.Outdoor education.Experiential learning.372.35/7Williams Dilafruz R.1949-1803399Brown Jonathan D156012MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965513503321Learning gardens and sustainability education4350273UNINA