Spring 2013: Experiential Education, Part One
Guest Editors: Denise Mitten and Rick Medrick
Table of Contents
From the Guest Editors
Beings of the Earth
Rick Medrick, Prescott College
Opinions
To Divine Is Human
Nancy Mattina, Prescott College
NOLS: Bringing Sustainability Education to the Front-Country
Karly Copeland, NOLS
Awareness to Action: the journey toward a deeper ecological literacy
Joel Barnes, Prescott College
“FarmCorps”: A National Service Program in Agricultural Labor for Youth?
Brent Ranalli, The Cadmus Group
Only Experience Can Bring Us To The Truth
Dan Garvey, Institute for Sustainable Social Change
Experiential Education For change
Rick Medrick, Prescott College
Reports
Experiencing Sustainability: Thinking Deeper About Experiential Education in Higher Education
Jay Roberts, Earlham College
A Conversation Starter: Amplifying Outdoor Adventure Education as an Innovative Tool for the 21st Century
Jeff Glover, AMP Project
Re-engaging Youth through Environmental-based Education for Sustainable Development
Justin Umholtz
Curriculum as Bioregional Text: Place, Experience, and Sustainability
Nathan Hensley
Integrating Sustainability Curriculum into Construction Education: A Progress Report
James Sullivan & Russell Walters, University of Florida
If it please the court: Using a simulated trial as the basis for an introduction to sustainability science course
N.J. Smith-Sebasto, Kean University
Boyer Plus: Field Study Courses for Sustainable Education
Daniel Moscovici, Richard Stockton College
Beekeeping as Experiential: The Ashland Apiary Project
Ryan King, Southern Oregon University
Journeys
An Autoethnographic Exploration of Norway: Nature and Culture
Doug Hulmes, Prescott College
Case Studies
Teacher Professional Learning Communities for Sustainability: Supporting STEM in Learning Gardens in Low-Income Schools
Sybil S. Kelley & Dilafruz Williams, Portland State University
Environmental sustainability and environmental justice: From buzzwords to emancipatory pro-environmental behaviour change
Mary Breunig, Brock University
Sustainability Education and Environmental Nihilism: Transforming Suburbia through Experiential Learning
Darien Ripple, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Stages and Breakthroughs: An Illustration of the Story-to-Song Method
Marieke Slovin & Malcolm Brooks
Building Community Through Engaged Students: CommUniverCity and Experiential, Service-Based Education
Hilary Nixon & Dayana Salazar, San Jose State University
Ear-Witnessing in the Galapagos Islands: The Case for Experiential Learning Abroad
Joe Treaster, University of Miami
Sustainability Education, Experiential Learning, and Social Justice: Designing Community Based Courses in the Global South
Mark A. Ritchie, International Sustainable Development Studies Institute
Using experiential education to expose graduate students to the relevance of case studies in sustainability and innovation
Nicole Vaugeois & Patrick T. Maher, University of Northern British Columbia
Influences of Field Immersion, Disciplinary Projects, and Extra-Disciplinary Activities on Transformative Learning in an Experiential Learning Project
Radha Pyati & April Moore, University of North Florida
Dialogue among educators: Understanding the intended goals and perceived roles within a non-formal and formal educator partnership
Kristine Cook & Ingid Weiland, Bellarmine University
A Case Study in Sustainability Experiential Education
Christine Gleason, Robert Ause & Jamey Hein, Greenhills School
Media Reviews
Review of Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education: Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life
Tricia Francis-Morgan
Review of Ecoliterate: How Educators are Cultivating Emotional, Social, and Ecological Intelligence
Roger Coss, University of the Pacific
Review of Occupy education: living and learning sustainability by Tina Lynn Evans.
Mark Seis, Fort Lewis College
Review of Compassionate Activism: An Exploration of Integral Social Care, by Mark Garavan
Tina Evans, Colorado Mountain College
Review of Globalization and the Environment: Capitalism, Ecology and Power, by Peter Newell
Tina Evans, Colorado Mountain College
Scholarly Features
Fostering Sustainability Through Watershed-Based Education
Rita Vazquez & Rosalinda Uribe, Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA)
The Oikos of Rural Children: A Lesson for the Adults in Experiential Education
Karim-Aly S. Kassam & Leanne M. Avery, Cornell University
Learning in the Struggle: Reframing Economic & Environmental Justice
Jan Breidenbach & Jesus Herrera, University of Southern California
GRASP: Testing an Integrated Approach to Sustainability Education
Beth Karlin, Nora Davis & Richard Matthew, University of California, Irvine
Children’s Observations of Place-Based Environmental Education: Projects Worlds apart Highlight Education for Sustainability Inherent in Many Programs
John Rafferty & Shelby Gull Laird, Charles Sturt University
