Simon Beames
Learning Outside the Classroom: Theory and Guidelines for Practice
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415893626
- author:
- Simon Beames
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15 x 1.3 cm
- Genre:
- Science & Nature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This comprehensive guide provides teachers with practical support and academic justification for incorporating outdoor learning opportunities into their daily teaching activities. By adapting the principles and examples presented in this book, educators can enhance their students' learning experiences and help them grow intellectually, emotionally, and socially.
Learning Outside the Classroom is not a set of prescriptive activities, but rather a framework for good teaching that can take place anywhere. The book challenges the assumption that legitimate learning only occurs within four walls and offers teachers the tools to address this assumption in their own classrooms.
By exploring the potential of outdoor learning, this book aims to help teachers devise innovative lessons that draw upon the local landscape and its natural heritage, leading to a more engaging and meaningful educational experience for all students.