The Nature-Study Idea

The Nature-Study Idea
Author: Liberty Hyde Bailey
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2024-01-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1501772635

In The Nature-Study Idea, Liberty Hyde Bailey articulated the essence of a social movement, led by ordinary public-school teachers, that lifted education out of the classroom and placed it into firsthand contact with the natural world. The aim was simple but revolutionary: sympathy with nature to increase the joy of living and foster stewardship of the earth. With this definitive edition, John Linstrom reintroduces The Nature-Study Idea as an environmental classic for our time. It provides historical context through a wealth of related writings, and introductory essays relate Bailey's vision to current work in education and the intersection of climate change and culture. In this period of planetary turmoil, Bailey's ambition to cultivate wonder (in adults as well as children) and lead readers back into the natural world is more important than ever.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 600
Release: 1901
Genre:
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Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1018
Release: 1900
Genre: Agriculture
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Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1907
Genre:
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Sourcebook of Experiential Education

Sourcebook of Experiential Education
Author: Thomas E. Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 871
Release: 2011-01-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136881441

Experiential education is a philosophy and methodology for building knowledge, developing skills, and clarifying values by engaging learners in direct experience and focused reflection. To understand experiential education, what should one be reading? This sourcebook introduces philosophers, educators, and other practitioners whose work is relevant to anyone seeking answers to this question. Following brief snapshots of John Dewey and Kurt Hahn, the book is organized in four sections: Philosophers and Educational Theorists Nature Educators and Outdoor Educators Psychologists and Sociologists School and Program Founders. Each chapter focuses on an individual whose philosophy and practice exemplify a biographical and historical model for reaching a deeper understanding of experiential education. An appendix includes short biographical sketches of forty-five additional people whose contributions to experiential education deserve a closer look. This volume provides a much-needed overview and foundations for the field – for students in courses addressing experiential education, challenge education, outdoor experiential education, recreation education, and related fields; for learning theorists and curriculum specialists; for experiential educators; and for educational philosophers.