America's Largest Classroom: What We Learn from Our National Parks - Couverture souple

Thompson, Jessica L.; Chen, Milton; Cook, Abigail M.; Houseal, Ana K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520340647 ISBN 13 : 9780520340640

Editeur : University of California Press, 2020

Synopsis

Over the past 100 years, visitor learning at America's national parks has grown and evolved. Today, there are over 400 National Park Service (NPS) sites, representing over eighty million acres. Sites exist in every US state and territory and are located on land, at sea, in remote areas, and in major urban centers. Every year, more than 300 million people visit national parks, and several million of them are children engaged in one of many educational programs hosted by the NPS.

America's Largest Classrooms offers insight and practical advice for improving educational outreach at national parks as well as suggestions for classroom educators on how to meaningfully incorporate parks into their curricula. Via a wide collection of case studies--ranging from addressing inclusivity at parks and public lands to teaching about science and social issues--this book illustrates innovations and solutions that will be of interest to nature interpreters, outdoor educators, and policy makers, as well as professors in the sciences writ large.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jessica L. Thompson is Associate Professor in the College of Business at Northern Michigan University.

Ana K. Houseal is Associate Professor and Science Outreach Educator in the Science and Mathematics Teaching Center at the University of Wyoming.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520340647
• ISBN 13: 9780520340640
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 309
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne