Free-Choice Learning and the Environment
Contributions by Janet Ady, Elaine Andrews, Nicole Ardoin, Roy Ballantyne, Sarah M. Bexell, Judy Braus, Lisa Brochu, Michael Brody, Kerry Bronnenkant, Tim Merriman, Corinne Monroe, Olin E. Myers Jr., Jan Packer, Ginger Potter, Carol D. Saunders, Jerry R. Schubel, Kathryn A. Schubel Edited by John H. Falk, Joe E. Heimlich, Susan Foutz
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Publication date:
16 May 2009Length of book:
224 pagesPublisher
AltaMira PressISBN-13: 9780759113336
Most environmental learning takes place outside of the formal education system, but our understanding of how this learning actually occurs is in its infancy. By surfing the internet, watching nature documentaries, and visiting parks, forests, marine sanctuaries, and zoos, people make active choices to learn about various aspects of their environment every day. Free-Choice Learning and the Environment explores the theoretical foundations of free-choice environmental education, the practical implications for applying theory to the education of learners of all ages, and the policy implications for creating new and sustainable environmental education opportunities.
This collection of well-known and esteemed authors provides timely and much-needed theoretical, scientific, and practical understanding of the learning that occurs in zoos, botanical gardens, parks, and other popular settings where people experience nature in largely informal and unstructured ways. For many people today, these settings represent one of the most important ways of experiencing nature. This book provides a window into how these areas affect us and, importantly, can be enhanced to provide a more meaningful and lasting understanding and appreciation of the natural world.