ERIC Number: EJ1205846
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0814-0626
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Connecting Social and Natural Ecologies through a Curriculum of Giving for Student Wellbeing and Engagement
Nielsen, Thomas W.; Ma, Jennifer S.
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, v34 n3 p215-227 Nov 2018
Using hermeneutic phenomenology to aid the reader 'experience' the data collected, this study reports on 18 college students, 4 staff members and the author's trip to a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef. It is a story of the (re)discovery of the social and natural ecologies that bind us together, and of how explicit teaching and learning about these ecologies can make a difference to young people's abilities to consciously be part of, contribute to, and sustain these ecologies. A grounded theory of five dimensions of giving (to self, others, communities, environment, and the whole) is offered as a beginning framework from which to imbue teaching and learning with meaning and social concern.
Descriptors: Well Being, College Students, Ecology, Sustainability, Foreign Countries, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Travel, Teaching Methods, Environmental Education, Grounded Theory, Marine Biology, Conservation (Environment), Learner Engagement, Learning Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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