America's largest classroom : what we learn from our national parks /

"America's largest classroom includes 419 sites, covering more than 85 million acres in all 50 states and territories. These sites present hundreds of lessons, from battlefields to lakeshores and monuments to scenic trails, there are unlimited opportunities for immersive, reflective learni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Thompson, Jessica (Jessica Leigh) (Editor ), Houseal, Ana K., 1963- (Editor ), Cook, Abigail M., 1995- (Contribuidor), Chen, Milton (writer of foreward.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press [2020]
Temas:
Outdoor education > United States.
National parks and reserves > United States.
Classes de nature > États-Unis.
Parcs nationaux > États-Unis.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
National parks and reserves
Outdoor education
United States
applied science.
biosphere.
citizen science.
conservation.
curricula.
curriculum.
ecology.
education.
educators.
environment.
environmental policy.
environmental science.
environmentalism.
geography.
geology.
land management.
national park service.
national parks.
natural sciences.
natural world.
nature interpreters.
nature.
nonfiction.
outdoor educators.
outreach.
pedagogy.
preservation.
public lands.
public policy.
public school.
science.
social issues.
stem.
teachers.
tourism.
travel.
wilderness.
wildlife.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"America's largest classroom includes 419 sites, covering more than 85 million acres in all 50 states and territories. These sites present hundreds of lessons, from battlefields to lakeshores and monuments to scenic trails, there are unlimited opportunities for immersive, reflective learning about conservation and citizenship. This book presents an interdisciplinary collection of research and case studies of such initiatives. The chapters illustrate how learners of all ages are engaged to understand critical issues from climate change to civil rights. The five sections of the book address (1) different types of learning, (2) research informing learning, and learning informing research, (3) learning about ourselves and our health, (4) partnering to engage the next generation, and (5) strategies to inform park-learning practice"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0520974557
9780520974555

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