Toward Community-Based Learning : Experiences from the U.S.A., India, and China /
Toward Community-Based Learning : Experiences from the U.S.A., India, and China /
Experiences from the U.S.A., India, and China
Eija Kimonen, Raimo Nevalainen.
- 1 online resource.
- Urban Education, Cultures and Communities; 1 Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390836 .
- Urban Education, Cultures and Communities; 1. Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390836. .
Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Foreword / Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Foundations for Community-Based Learning: An International View -- Ideals for Community Engagement from the East and West / The Research and Evolution of Community-Based Learning -- Community-Based Learning / Community-Based Learning and Student Outcomes / Community-Based Pedagogical Strategies with Students and for Educators -- Community-Based Pedagogical Strategies with Students / Connecting Learning to the Community / Global Approaches for Community-Based Learning -- Toward Learning in the Community / Back Matter -- Afterword / Index. Linda Hargreaves -- Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen -- Thomas L. Alsbury, Suzan Kobashigawa and Mary Ewart -- Thomas L. Alsbury, Suzan Kobashigawa and Mary Ewart -- Lakia M. Scott, Karon N. LeCompte, Suzanne M. Nesmith and Susan K. Johnsen -- Suzanne M. Nesmith, Lakia M. Scott, Karon N. LeCompte and Susan K. Johnsen -- Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen -- Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen --
Toward Community-Based Learning contends that the ideal school offers the opportunity to understand reality in a way that connects teaching and education with conditions in the surrounding community and the student’s life and concerns. This view holds that problem solving requires an understanding and awareness of the whole, which can be achieved through direct activities. In this manner, learning is linked to its natural context, with ideal instruction being actively problem-oriented, holistic, and life-centered. This thought-provoking volume offers an essential and comprehensive picture of community-based learning in the field of education. The book deals with the history of community-based learning as well as its present applications, including its global successes and difficulties. The authors provide numerous pedagogical approaches that are designed to meet the challenges of contemporary education. They show how learning is connected with authentic community environments in which students can gain new understandings through solving emerging problems. They also demonstrate how teachers can make learning more functional and holistic so that students have the ability to work in new situations within the complex world around them. School-specific descriptions reveal how teachers and their students have implemented community-based projects in the U.S.A., India, and China at different times. Contributors are: Thomas L. Alsbury, Mary Ewans, Linda Hargreaves, Susan K. Johnsen, Eija Kimonen, Susan Kobashigawa, Karon N. LeCompte, Suzanne M. Nesmith, Raimo Nevalainen, and Lakia M. Scott.
9789004424494 9789004389762
10.1163/9789004424494 DOI
Education.
Comparative education.
L11
370
Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Foreword / Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Foundations for Community-Based Learning: An International View -- Ideals for Community Engagement from the East and West / The Research and Evolution of Community-Based Learning -- Community-Based Learning / Community-Based Learning and Student Outcomes / Community-Based Pedagogical Strategies with Students and for Educators -- Community-Based Pedagogical Strategies with Students / Connecting Learning to the Community / Global Approaches for Community-Based Learning -- Toward Learning in the Community / Back Matter -- Afterword / Index. Linda Hargreaves -- Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen -- Thomas L. Alsbury, Suzan Kobashigawa and Mary Ewart -- Thomas L. Alsbury, Suzan Kobashigawa and Mary Ewart -- Lakia M. Scott, Karon N. LeCompte, Suzanne M. Nesmith and Susan K. Johnsen -- Suzanne M. Nesmith, Lakia M. Scott, Karon N. LeCompte and Susan K. Johnsen -- Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen -- Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen --
Toward Community-Based Learning contends that the ideal school offers the opportunity to understand reality in a way that connects teaching and education with conditions in the surrounding community and the student’s life and concerns. This view holds that problem solving requires an understanding and awareness of the whole, which can be achieved through direct activities. In this manner, learning is linked to its natural context, with ideal instruction being actively problem-oriented, holistic, and life-centered. This thought-provoking volume offers an essential and comprehensive picture of community-based learning in the field of education. The book deals with the history of community-based learning as well as its present applications, including its global successes and difficulties. The authors provide numerous pedagogical approaches that are designed to meet the challenges of contemporary education. They show how learning is connected with authentic community environments in which students can gain new understandings through solving emerging problems. They also demonstrate how teachers can make learning more functional and holistic so that students have the ability to work in new situations within the complex world around them. School-specific descriptions reveal how teachers and their students have implemented community-based projects in the U.S.A., India, and China at different times. Contributors are: Thomas L. Alsbury, Mary Ewans, Linda Hargreaves, Susan K. Johnsen, Eija Kimonen, Susan Kobashigawa, Karon N. LeCompte, Suzanne M. Nesmith, Raimo Nevalainen, and Lakia M. Scott.
9789004424494 9789004389762
10.1163/9789004424494 DOI
Education.
Comparative education.
L11
370