Ebook: The Socioecological Educator: A 21st Century Renewal of Physical, Health,Environment and Outdoor Education

This volume offers an alternative vision for education and has been written for those who are passionate about teaching and learning, in schools, universities and in the community, and providing people with the values, knowledge and skills needed to face complex social and environmental challenges. Working across boundaries the socio-ecological educator is a visionary who strives to build community connections and strengthen relationships with the natural world. The ideas and real-world case studies presented in this book will bring that vision a step closer to reality.​

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This volume offers an alternative vision for education and has been written for those who are passionate about teaching and learning, in schools, universities and in the community, and providing people with the values, knowledge and skills needed to face complex social and environmental challenges. Working across boundaries the socio-ecological educator is a visionary who strives to build community connections and strengthen relationships with the natural world. The ideas and real-world case studies presented in this book will bring that vision a step closer to reality.​

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This volume offers an alternative vision for education and has been written for those who are passionate about teaching and learning, in schools, universities and in the community, and providing people with the values, knowledge and skills needed to face complex social and environmental challenges. Working across boundaries the socio-ecological educator is a visionary who strives to build community connections and strengthen relationships with the natural world. The ideas and real-world case studies presented in this book will bring that vision a step closer to reality.​
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Starting with Stories: The Power of Socio-Ecological Narrative....Pages 3-21
Social Ecology as Education....Pages 23-45
Becoming a Socio-ecological Educator....Pages 47-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Through Curriculum Renewal: An Aotearoa-New Zealand Case Study....Pages 71-87
Through Coaching: Examining a Socio-ecological Approach to Sports Coaching....Pages 89-107
Through Community: Connecting Classrooms to Community....Pages 109-124
Through Belonging: An Early Childhood Perspective from a New Zealand Preschool....Pages 125-137
Through Adventure Education: Using a Socio-ecological Model in Adventure Education to Address Environmental Problems....Pages 139-152
Through School: Ecologising Schooling: A Tale of Two Educators....Pages 153-171
Through Outdoor Education: A Sense of Place on Scotland’s River Spey....Pages 173-187
Through Physical Education: What Teachers Know and Understand About Children’s Movement Experiences....Pages 189-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Conclusions and Future Directions: A Socio-ecological Renewal....Pages 205-227
Back Matter....Pages 229-231