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Environmental Education as a Lived-Body Practice? A Contemplative Pedagogy Perspective
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Pulkki, Jani; Dahlin, Bo; Varri, Veli-Matti – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2017
Environmental education usually appeals to the students' knowledge and rational understanding. Even though this is needed, there is a neglected aspect of learning ecologically fruitful action; that of the lived-body. This paper introduces the lived-body as an important site for learning ecological action. An argument is made for the need of a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Human Body, Ecology, Learning Modalities
"A Pleasant Way of Teaching the Little Ones to Recognise Flowers": Instructional Nature Plays in Early 20th Century Britain
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Palmer, Amy – Children's Literature in Education, 2017
This article analyses plays written for child performers in the early twentieth century. The plays chosen are classified as "instructional" and aimed at developing pupils' knowledge of the curriculum. The focus is on understanding why these plays were useful for Froebelian educators in the period. Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) was a…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Environmental Education, Drama, European History
The Nature of Learning at Forest School: Practitioners' Perspectives
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Harris, Frances – Education 3-13, 2017
This paper investigates forest school practitioners perceptions of learning at forest school to identify the topics covered, the learning styles, and the philosophies underpinning its delivery, based on interviews with experienced forest school practitioners. Practitioners identified the focus of learning at forest school as social development:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Forestry, Forestry Occupations, Environmental Education
Economic Dimensions of Sustainable Development, the Fight against Poverty and Educational Responses
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Ahmed, Manzoor – International Review of Education, 2010
The arguments in the article are based on the ongoing discourse in the academic community and among stakeholders, which has contributed to the articulation of the concepts and premises of sustainable development and the role of learning modalities, technologies and networks. The article draws on this discourse to explore the economic aspects of…
Descriptors: Poverty, Learning Modalities, Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development
Sensory Perception, Rationalism and Outdoor Environmental Education
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Auer, Matthew R. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2008
There is a strong emphasis on sensory perception and "hands-on" learning in the outdoor environmental education of children. In addition, normative concerns infuse children's environmental curricula, and in particular, the notion that environmental education is not a passive undertaking; when one appreciates the essential value of the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Learning Modalities, College Instruction, Learning Processes
E-Learning for the Environment: The Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open Distance University) Experience in the Environmental Sciences Post-Graduate Courses
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Bacelar-Nicolau, P.; Caeiro, S.; Martinho, A. P.; Azeiteiro, U. M.; Amador, F. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: In recent decades, there has been an increase of public awareness about environmental problems. A simultaneous effort to increase educational course offerings in this area has been made. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the first edition of the blended learning MSc in Environmental Citizenship and Participation that is offered by…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Distance Education, Citizen Participation, Learning Modalities