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Understanding Life in School: From Academic Classroom to Outdoor Education
John Quay
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Description for Understanding Life in School: From Academic Classroom to Outdoor Education
Hardcover. Attending school is an experience that most people share but this leads us to accept rather than question the experience. Using the philosophies of Heidegger and Dewey, John Quay explores life in schools and juxtaposes the environment of a school camp with that of an academic classroom. Num Pages: 192 pages, 43 figures. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKS; JNWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Attending school is an experience that most people share but this leads us to accept rather than question the experience. Using the philosophies of Heidegger and Dewey, John Quay explores life in schools and juxtaposes the environment of a school camp with that of an academic classroom.
Attending school is an experience that most people share but this leads us to accept rather than question the experience. Using the philosophies of Heidegger and Dewey, John Quay explores life in schools and juxtaposes the environment of a school camp with that of an academic classroom.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
173
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137391223
SKU
V9781137391223
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About John Quay
John Quay is a senior lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has recently published Education, Experience and Existence: Engaging Dewey, Peirce and Heidegger (2013) and John Dewey and Education Outdoors (2013, with Jayson Seaman). His research interests include educational philosophy, outdoor education, physical education and environmental education.
Reviews for Understanding Life in School: From Academic Classroom to Outdoor Education
“In Understanding Life in School: From Academic Classroom to Outdoor Education, John Quay endeavours to restore and promote Dewey’s concept of occupational education. … Quay does succeed in demonstrating the benefits of designing curriculum around occupational experiences—particularly where serenity and beauty are valued over speed and deadlines. Under these conditions, the outdoor curriculum featured in Understanding Life in School becomes ... Read more