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.
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.
Dilafruz R. Williams is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy in the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University. An avid gardener, she served on the Portland School Board for eight years. Jonathan D. Brown teaches courses in permaculture, whole-systems design, organic gardening, and sustainability education. He has worked extensively in small-scale integrated agriculture.
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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 1. Cultivating a Sense of Place 2. Fostering Curiosity and Wonder 3. Discovering Rhythm and Scale 4. Valuing Biocultural Diversity 5. Embracing Practical Experience 6. Nurturing Interconnectedness 7. Awakening the Senses PART III: PRACTICE COMES ALIVE FROM THE GROUND UP 1. Teacher, Principal, and Superintendent Perspectives 2. Moving Forward Appendix: Selected Resources and Programs References Index
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 1. Cultivating a Sense of Place 2. Fostering Curiosity and Wonder 3. Discovering Rhythm and Scale 4. Valuing Biocultural Diversity 5. Embracing Practical Experience 6. Nurturing Interconnectedness 7. Awakening the Senses PART III: PRACTICE COMES ALIVE FROM THE GROUND UP 1. Teacher, Principal, and Superintendent Perspectives 2. Moving Forward Appendix: Selected Resources and Programs References Index
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