Teachable Moments - Essays on Experiential Education

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Dean R. Johnson - Contributions by David Lovejoy; Walt Anderson; Erin Lotz; Randall Amster; Samuel N. Henrie; K.L Cook; Susan Hericks; Alison Holmes; Wayne Regina; Liz Faller and David Gilligan Klappentext How do educators better reach their students, better capture their attention and imagination without sacrificing scholarship? Teachable Moments: Essays on Experiential Education examines the pedagogy of Prescott College, a school that has embraced experiential education and been finding success with it for over thirty years. These essays-from scholars in fields as wide ranging as religious studies, environmental science, psychology, dance, literature, adventure education, and peace studies-examine the challenges and, ultimately, the rewards of student-centered education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Part I: Pedagogical Approaches to Experiential Education Chapter 4 Part II: Experiential Education in Practice Chapter 5 Acknowledgements Chapter 6 About the Editor

Product details

• Authors: R. Dean (EDT) Johnson
• Assisted by: Dean R. Johnson (Editor), R. Dean Johnson (Editor), Johnson Dean R. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2006
• EAN: 9780761833468
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-3346-8
• No. of pages: 127
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, Education, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy