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Place-Based Education in the Global Age

Editors: David A. Gruenewald and Gregory A. Smith

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This textbook presents environmental education within the framework of place-based learning. The book has three main sections: 1) Models for Place-Based Learning, 2) Reclaiming Broader Meanings of Education, and 3) Global Visions of the Local in Higher Education.

Fourteen chapters include topics on:

  • place-based pedagogical models
  • revitalizing communities
  • ecological awareness and stewardship
  • creating a place for indigenous knowledge in education
  • culturally responsive teaching in geographical diversity and more.