ERIC Number: EJ1042063
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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Teaching Critical Literacy Skills through the Natural Environment "as" Text
Chambers, Joan M.; Radbourne, Christy
Applied Environmental Education and Communication, v13 n2 p120-127 2014
Utilizing ecosocial theory and the notion of the environment as text, two teachers, the vice principal and a university researcher, engaged in a year-long, place-based, qualitative action research project in which they used the environment as the integrating context for teaching critical literacy, mathematics, and science. The project revealed connections between students' abilities to engage in far transfer and complex critical thinking skills, as well as increased ecological understanding and ethic of care. Professional insights were also gained into improved differentiated instruction, as well as the potential for engagement in environmental education to reduce negative behaviors and increase positive social interactions among students.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Skill Development, Critical Literacy, Qualitative Research, Action Research, Research Projects, Thinking Skills, Ecology, Teacher Collaboration, College School Cooperation, Place Based Education, Pretests Posttests, Student Surveys, Transcripts (Written Records), Protocol Materials, Journal Writing, Observation, Individualized Education Programs, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Environmental Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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