ERIC Number: EJ902472
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
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Engaging with "Learnscapes": Connecting Community and School
Boylan, Colin; Wallace, Andrew
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, v38 p94-102 2009
"Learnscapes" are places where learning has been designed in ways that enhance the interaction with an environment (Tyas-Tunggal, 1997). A small rural primary school has creatively adopted a "Learnscape" as a significant focus to engage with its community. Within the school the Learnscapes Program works from the classroom to the playground and from there to the broader community to create a new place for learning. The "Learnscapes" Program allows cross curriculum boundaries to emerge and in the case of this school facilitates active participation with the school community, in ways that reengage culture, the community and curriculum. The experiences of this rural school as it promotes learning across the whole community through the exploration of Indigenous culture using "Learnscapes" are documented. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, Outdoor Education, Educational Practices, Indigenous Knowledge, Culturally Relevant Education, Program Descriptions, Cultural Centers, Teaching Models, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
University of Queensland. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia. Tel: +61-7-3365-1969; Fax: +61-7-3365-6855; e-mail: ajie@uq.edu.au; Web site: http://www.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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