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Nadine Dolby – Critical Education, 2020
In the context of the unrelenting neoliberal reality of schooling, teacher education focuses largely on the formal, structured spaces in which children learn: predominantly the classroom. Yet, critical educators also recognize that children learn in informal spaces at school, including at lunch. This essay examines how school lunch can be used to…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Neoliberalism, Educational Environment, Informal Education
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Zhang, Tan; Wang, Yubing; Yli-Piipari, Sami; Chen, Ang – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: It is argued that the constructivist physical education has the potential to overcome socioeconomic (SES) constraints and promote learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which school SES-related class environmental factors influenced student learning in a constructivist physical education context. Methods:…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Constructivism (Learning), Prior Learning, Socioeconomic Status
Stone, Michael K. – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2007
This paper complements Fritjof Capra's paper in this issue, "Sustainable Living, Ecological Literacy, and the Breath of Life." It explores how concepts essential to ecological literacy can also guide strategies for overcoming barriers to introducing integrated, multidisciplinary pedagogy into school curricula. It examines how the crisis…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Barriers, Educational Strategies
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Kritikos, Effie Papoutsis; Birnbaum, Barry – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
An interview of 12 caregivers of African American children with mild disabilities from a large Midwestern city was conducted in order to obtain information on their views and experiences with needs and services provided for families of children with mild disabilities. Results revealed interesting information regarding most frequent and most…
Descriptors: African American Children, Mild Disabilities, Caregivers, Parent Attitudes