In this Book
- Teaching About Place: Learning From The Land
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University of Nevada Press
summary
The sixteen essays in this anthology describe the practice of teaching about place, with the goal of inspiring educators as well as other readers to discover the value of close investigation of their own places. The contributors discuss places from the desert river canyons of the American West, to the bayous of Texas, to wildlife refuges on the Atlantic Coast, to New England’s forests and river, and back to the wildland-urban interface in suburban Southern California. <br> These essays reveal broader lessons about the possibilities and limitations that come with teaching about place and inhabiting our own places outside the classroom. Contributors include: Ann Zwinger, Bradley John Monsma, SueEllen Campbell, Terrell Dixon, and John Elder.<br> <br>
Table of Contents
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- Introduction: Why Teach About Place?
- pp. ix-xvii
- Chapter 6. The Complexity of Places
- pp. 83-97
- Chapter 8. Meet the Creek
- pp. 111-124
- Chapter 13. Gifts and Misgivings in Place
- pp. 186-202
- Contributors
- pp. 235-240
Additional Information
ISBN
9780874177510
Related ISBN(s)
9780874177329
MARC Record
OCLC
226379137
Pages
266
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No