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Dilafruz R. Williams - Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education: Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life - 9780415899826 - V9780415899826
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Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education: Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life

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Description for Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education: Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNU; YXZG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
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. The theoretical and conceptual framework presented creatively places soil at the center of the discourse on sustainability education and learning garden design and pedagogy. Seven elements and attributes of living soil and learning gardens are presented as a guide for sustainability education: cultivating a sense of place; fostering curiosity and wonder; discovering rhythm and scale; valuing ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415899826
SKU
V9780415899826
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Dilafruz R. Williams
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 ... Read more

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