Small Change Is Beautiful: Exploring Possibilities of Eco-San on School Garden for Transformative Pedagogy

Autor/inn/en	Acharya, Kamal Prasad; Devkota, Govinda Prasad; Prasad Dhakal, Krishna
Titel	Small Change Is Beautiful: Exploring Possibilities of Eco-San on School Garden for Transformative Pedagogy
Quelle	In: Higher Education Studies, 10 (2020) 2, S.122-132 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1925-4741
Schlagwörter	Gardening; Teaching Methods; Transformative Learning; Foreign Countries; Community Schools; Socialization; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Learner Engagement; Experiential Learning; Interpersonal Competence; Self Esteem; Interpersonal Relationship; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Action Research; Participatory Research; Nepal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gartenarbeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Pädagogische Transformation; Ausland; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Projektforschung; Forschungstätigkeit
Abstract	This article explores the possibilities of the use of eco-san in the school garden in the Nepalese community school, focusing on transformative pedagogical impacts on the social learning environment of the school. In particular, the use of urine as a fertilizer in the school garden through eco-san and linking pedagogical alignment to provide a pleasant experience that has a positive impact on students' meaningful engagement, social connections, and developing confidence. The main finding for the research question came from qualitative data collected from students, parents, and teachers through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observations and informal conversations. This was supported by analyses of qualitative data on students' learning, collaborative inquiry, teachers' and parents' engagement and perceptions on the use of human urine as fertilizer from eco-san, and school gardening activities. Results showed that the gardening program attributes valued most highly by the parents and teachers included increased students' meaningful engagement, opportunities for experiential and integrated learning through dialogue conferences, collaborative inquiry, and building social skills like cooperation, sharing and argumentation. Future research should explore whether effects persist over time and if and how changes in students' positive attitude affect learning through school gardening activities applying human. Suggestions for applying results to future studies are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01