Place-based education (PBE) is a situated, context-rich, transdisciplinary teaching and
learning modality distinguished by its unequivocal relationship to place, which is any locality …

This article provides educators at all levels with a theoretical rationale for place-conscious
education; it also discusses pedagogical pathways, and institutional challenges, to place …

It may seem something of a paradox that in a globalised age where notions of
interdependence, interconnectedness and common destinies abound, the 'local', with its …

In contemporary life and education, the local is marginalized in favor of large-scale
economies of consumption that are indifferent to ecological concerns. The consequences of …

Places are localities given meaning by human experiences in them. Sense of place refers to
a set of meanings of and attachments to places that are held by individuals or by groups …

'Place'is an under-researched and poorly documented element of UK outdoor environmental
education. In the international literature, North American and Australian researchers and …

Inequality for All makes an important contribution to current debates about economic
inequalities and the growing achievement gap, particularly in mathematics and science …

In this article we discuss the relationship between place-based education and standards-
based reforms. Using an initiative in Vermont to include place-based standards into the …

This article explores school and community leaders' beliefs about standards-based reform
and the purposes of local schooling in a single rural community in the western United States …

Mountains are often recognized as sites of biocultural diversity, and local ecological
knowledge (LEK) is an integral part of community life. Rapid cultural standardization and …