Exploration of an Environmental Learning Center Developing and Implementing Place-based Education Program

• Main Authors: Chen Yi Ru, 陳繹如
• Other Authors: 周儒
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19349804253343774461

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 環境教育研究所 === 102 === Place-based education is an extension of environmental education. This pedagogy emphasize that learning should start from the student daily life in community environment. The student learning motivation and achievement will be increased by doing, getting practical experience, thinking and problem-solving process. In addition, being able to apply what they learn to local social cultural and environmental issues, students could recognize themselves as a part of the community, and improve the citizen awareness as well as environmental literacy. By qualitative research, this study discussed how Li San Shu, the community-based environmental learning center (ELC), participated in developing and implementing a place-based education program, which is featured in the ground and responding to the needs of students. The designing principle of this program is based on seven factor which are using natural and community settings as a context for learning, interdisciplinary instruction, problem-based instruction, collaborative instruction, learner-centered methods, independent and cooperative learning, and authentic assessment of learning. Simultaneously, this study tried to understanding the superiority and challenges of providing the local students continuing place-based program by environmetnal learning center. It would be served as a reference for any other agency longing to develop similar program in the future. The results are shown as follows: 1.The seven priciples for successful place-based education proposing by SEER are useful for designing program. 2.Programs in long term, real life content and the constructive instruction are the key points to fulfill place-based eduction. 3.The superiorities of ELC implementing place-based eduction are the understanding of local issues, the platform role of exchanging knowledge and technology, and resources of teacher and imformation. The challenges are the outreach operating model, the difficult of connecting community , the custom of relying on applying plan to execute program, and the needs of long-term human resources. 4.Four strategies to raise the opportunity of place-based education implementing by ELC are responding the needs of students and parents, after-school time usage, charging reasonably, and integrating human resources.