Place-based Education in the Global Age ― Local Diversity

This volume—a landmark contribution to the burgeoning theory and practice of place-based education—enriches the field in three ways: First, it frames place-based pedagogy not just as an alternative teaching methodology or novel approach to environmental education but as part of a broader social movement known as the "new localism," which aims toward reclaiming the significance of the local in the global age. Second, it links the development of ecological awareness and stewardship to concerns about equity and cultural diversity. Third, it presents examples of place-based education in action. The relationship between the new localism and place-based education is clarified, and the process of making connections between learners and their wider communities is demonstrated. The book is organized around three themes:
*Reclaiming Broader Meanings of Education;
*Models for Place-Based Learning; and
*Global Visions of the Local in Higher Education
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This is a powerfully relevant volume for researchers, teacher educators, and students across the fields of?curriculum theory, educational foundations, critical pedagogy, multicultural education, and environmental education.

David A. Gruenewald is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Washington State University.?His research, teaching, and community work focuses on interdisciplinary place and sustainability studies. He has taught many courses and published many artilces on these themes in journals, such as the Harvard Educational Review, the American Educational Research Journal, Environmental Education Research, Curriculum Inquiry, Educational Administration Quarterly, Educational Researcher, and others. He lives with his family in Palouse, Washington, just west of the Idaho border.