| Description |
xxix, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Personal narratives : a place to start -- Outdoor education : myths, dubious claims and the denial -- The case for place -- The emergence of place in outdoor education -- Expeditionary learning and a sense of place : brain -- 'That feeling of familiarity' : developing place-responsiveness : Mike -- Transitions : a changing sense of palce : Mike -- Knowable places : the story of a place-responsive educator : Brian -- Signposts to a place-responsive pedagogy in outdoor education |
| Summary |
"A 'pedagogy of place' refers to an alternative vision for outdoor education practice. This timely book, A Pedagogy of Place, calls into question some of the underlying assumptions and 'truths' about outdoor education, and in turn offers alternatives to current practice that are responsive to local conditions and cultural traditions. In this renewal of outdoor education philosophy and practice, the emphasis is upon responding to, and empathising with, the outdoors as particular places, rich in local meaning and significance. Current outdoor education theory and practice is influenced by cultural ideas about risk and adventure, and by psychological theories of personal and social development. However, in recent decades the professional discourse of outdoor education has made a noticeable shift to include education for the 'environment' and 'nature'. This has resulted in a mismatch between theory and practice: traditional notions of proving oneself 'against' the challenges of the outdoors are antithetical to the development of an empathetic relationship with outdoor places, which growing concern with today's environment demands. This book will be the first of its kind to articulate a renewal of philosophy and practice for outdoor education that is in keeping with the educational needs of today's young people as they grapple with considerable social and ecological changes in a rapidly changing world. The authors draw extensively on international, national and local literature and provide compelling case studies drawn from the Australian and New Zealand contexts."--Publisher's website |
| Analysis |
Australia |
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New Zealand |
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Outdoor |
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Outdoor education |
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Outdoor recreation |
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Physical education |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references |
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xxix, 214 p. : ill |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-214) |
| Has Indexes |
P |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Outdoor education.
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| Author |
Brown, Michael.
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| LC no. |
2010681558 |
| ISBN |
0980651247 pb |
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0980651255 web |
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9780980651249 pb |
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9780980651256 web |
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