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OverviewUniversities across North America and beyond are experiencing growing demand for off-campus, experiential learning. Exploring thefoundations of what it means to learn ""out there,"" Out There Learning is an informed, critical investigation of the pedagogical philosophies and practices involved in short-term, off-campus programs or field courses. Bringing together contributors' individual research and experience teaching or administering off-campus study programs, Out There Learning examines and challenges common assumptions about pedagogy, place, and personal transformation, while also providing experience-based insights and advice for getting the most out of faculty-led field courses. Divided into three sections that investigate aspects of pedagogy, ethics of place, and course and program assessment, this collection offers ""voices from the field"" highlighting the experiences of faculty members, students, teaching assistants, and community members engaged in every aspect of an off-campus study programs. Several chapters examine study programs in the traditional territories of Indigenous communities and in the Global South. Containing an appendix highlighting some examples of off-campus study programs, Out There Learning offers new pathways for faculty, staff, and college and university administrators interested in enriching the experience of non-traditional avenues of study. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Deborah Louise Curran , Cameron Owens , Helga Thorson , Elizabeth VibertPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781487523145ISBN 10: 1487523149 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 30 January 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsOut There Learning poses fundamental questions about the nature of education in the twenty-first century, especially at a time in which the virtual has brought new challenges and possibilities to the fore. The editors and authors invite us to ponder on the rationale and consequences of field schools on peoples and places and to be aware of the potential for perpetuating neoliberal arrangements that have permeated higher education, bringing a slew of ethical questions about motivations, methods, and implications. -- Helene B. Ducros * <em>Europe Now Journal</em>, April 2020 * ""Out There Learning poses fundamental questions about the nature of education in the twenty-first century, especially at a time in which the virtual has brought new challenges and possibilities to the fore. The editors and authors invite us to ponder on the rationale and consequences of field schools on peoples and places and to be aware of the potential for perpetuating neoliberal arrangements that have permeated higher education, bringing a slew of ethical questions about motivations, methods, and implications."" -- Hélène B. Ducros * <em>Europe Now Journal</em>, April 2020 * Author InformationDeborah Curran is associate professor in the Faculty of Law and School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. Cameron Owens is associate teaching professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria. Helga Thorson is associate professor and chair in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria. Elizabeth Vibert is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. She is the author of Traders' Tales: Narratives of Cultural Encounters in the Columbia Plateau, 1807-1846 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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