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This book delves into the complex history of the gardening movement in schools and examines the question why gardens should be built in schools. It offers practical guidance for teachers to begin thinking about how to approach educational gardening.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Mapping the History of School Gardens; 2. Contemporary Understandings of School Gardens; 3. City School Establishes a Garden; 4. New School Maintains an Established Garden; 5. Analysing the School Garden; 6. Why Garden in Schools?
About the author
Lexi Earl is a writer and science communicator. She is currently the Outreach and Engagement Manager for the Future Food Beacon at the University of Nottingham. She is the author of
Schools and Food Education in the 21st Century, published by Routledge in 2018.
Pat Thomson is Professor of Education in the School of Education, the University of Nottingham. Her research agenda is to further understandings about and practices of socially just pedagogies in schools and communities; she often focuses inquiry on the arts and alternative education. She writes, blogs and tweets about academic writing and doctoral education on patthomson.net.
Summary
This book delves into the complex history of the gardening movement in schools and examines the question why gardens should be built in schools. It offers practical guidance for teachers to begin thinking about how to approach educational gardening.
