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Date Permissions Signed
5-31-2017
Date of Award
Spring 2017
Document Type
Masters Field Project
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Environmental Studies
First Advisor
Stanger, Nicholas
Second Advisor
Darby, Kate J.
Abstract
This project explores experiential, place-based, sustainable-design education on a higher-ed campus farm. It includes program development concepts as well as curriculum development for hands-on teaching of agroecology, ecological design and permaculture. The focus is the application of sustainable systems thinking to the educational farm environment to facilitate meaningful connections between theory and practice as well as between the student and their immediate environment.
The .PDF document outlines a 3-year process of developing the teaching potential of Western Washington University's Outback Farm. This includes personal reflection on administrative tasks, teaching experiences and discourse in environmental education. Much of the work draws on the authors personal experiences working within the University to develop the site and associated programming. This was all conducted in the partial completion of a Master's in Environmental Education.
Type
Text
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25710/6b28-vd94
Publisher
Western Washington University
OCLC Number
988601693
Subject – LCSH
Outdoor education--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Bellingham; Sustainable agriculture--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Bellingham; Experiential learning--Curricula; Curriculum planning
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Format
application/pdf
Genre/Form
masters theses
Language
English
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Kearsley, Paul, "Program Development at the Outback: Exploring Place-Based, Experiential Education through a Campus Farm." (2017). WWU Graduate School Collection. 582.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/582
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