Place- and community-based education--an approach to teaching and learning that starts with the local--addresses two critical gaps in the experience of many children now growing up in the United States: contact with the natural world and contact with community. It offers a way to extend young people's attention beyond the classroom to the world as…

The Centre for Applied Language Research at the University of Southampton is one of two research centres within the discipline of Modern Languages. Established in 2004, CALR now has more than 50 members, predominantly faculty members working in the School of Humanities/Modern Languages, as well as growing number of postgraduate researchers. The…

Recent international policy literature on Education for Sustainable Development puts forward utopian concepts of sustainable development and transformed learning as objects for educational thinking and practice. This paper, drawing on three illustrative educational investigations with youth in a South African context, critically examines how we…

This book is a teacher resource based on holistic education for those educators who want to go beyond "traditional approaches" but do not know how. The author places emphasis on the whole person (intellectual, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and environmental) rather than the intellectual way of knowing. Written in an easy-to-read format,…

This article illustrates how to integrate mathematics with social issues. Social issues discussed in the newspaper provide a rich context for connecting mathematical activities to the real world. The sample activities focus on measurement concepts. (Contains 2 figures.)

The term "environment-based education" describes a form of school-based environmental education in which an instructor uses the local environment as a context for integrating subjects and a source of real world learning experiences. Despite the growing body of evidence that supports the educational efficacy of this instructional approach and its…

Environmental education is an interdisciplinary approach that draws on biology, mathematics, chemistry, social studies, and humanities and provides a balanced, comprehensive perspective. Knowledge and skills required are applicable to regional, statewide, and global concerns. Methods include infusion, issue investigation and action, and educating…

In recent years, ELT researchers have begun exploring how teachers can link their lessons to student communities and student concerns; however, little attention has been given to the potential for explicit grammar focus in the context of such approaches. In this paper, it is proposed that language lessons structured around local issues and…

Three innovative approaches for teaching California history are described. (DE)

The past 20 years have seen a growth in the teaching of marketing in business schools around the world. This article reports the trends and challenges that will face U.S. marketing educators teaching abroad over the next 10 years. Predictions are from a Delphi panel of U.S. marketing educators experienced in teaching marketing abroad to non-U.S.…

The author suggests how the quantitative analysis of data from census records, assessment roles, and newspapers may be integrated into the classroom. Suggestions for obtaining quantitative data are provided. (DE)

A PLATFORM FOR PLANNING IN TEACHER EDUCATION IS SET FORTH--(1) PLANNING BEGINS IN A FRAMEWORK (AS IT IS RATHER THAN WHAT IT MIGHT BE). (2) PLANNING SHOULD ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL DEFECTS, SHOWING HOW WHAT WE PURPORT TO DO CAN BE DONE WITH THE TOOLS AND FRAMEWORK WE CAN MAKE AVAILABLE. (3) PLANNING SHOULD INSPIRE THE TEACHER TO WANT AND ACQUIRE THE…

By focusing on local problems or issues, student writers can craft research essays that exemplify civic engagement, a practice that reaffirms composition's tacit tradition from classical rhetoric and the educational philosophy of John Dewey. Volunteer experiences or local problems that affect students directly allow writers to actively research…

The author examines the reasons for the current interest in local history and discusses the thematic approach as that most favorable for the study of local history. (DE)

The role of environmental education in helping to understand and solve urban problems is examined. Local issue-centered curriculum and issue-based curriculum are cited as two possible strategies. Examples of each are given. (DC)