Lessons from a Dominican Republic Field Study

Autor/in	Gunter, Michael M., Jr.
Titel	Lessons from a Dominican Republic Field Study
Quelle	In: Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 7 (2010) 7, S.15-24 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1544-0389
Schlagwörter	Feedback (Response); Environmental Education; Learning Strategies; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Teaching Methods; Case Studies; Field Experience Programs; Evaluation Methods; Student Evaluation; College Students; Dominican Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Praxisnahes Lernen; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Collegestudent; Dominikanische Republik
Abstract	Utilizing student-centered pedagogy, this case study explores an increasingly prominent and instructive addition to traditional academic coursework--the field study experience. This is particularly true in the arena of environmental education where students learn best by experiencing environmental problems first-hand and then interacting with those involved. From a teaching methods and styles perspective, then, this paper espouses a mix of experiential and active learning strategies. The central message of this essay, however, is curriculum-based, to report on an engaging two-week field trip to examine sustainable development in the Dominican Republic. From this report, the analysis highlights student feedback mechanisms, such as formal class journals, traditional course evaluations, and informal oral consultations with students, both during and after the field study as the basis to offer suggestions more broadly on how to design and implement a field study course. (Contains 12 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10