Place-Based Education for Environmental Behavior: A 'Funds of Knowledge' and Social Capital Approach

Autor/inn/en	Cruz, Austin R.; Selby, Samantha T.; Durham, William H.
Titel	Place-Based Education for Environmental Behavior: A 'Funds of Knowledge' and Social Capital Approach
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 24 (2018) 5, S.627-647 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2017.1311842
Schlagwörter	Place Based Education; Environmental Education; Cultural Background; Social Capital; Rural Areas; Educational Research; High School Students; Foreign Countries; Disadvantaged; Social Networks; Curriculum; Models; Costa Rica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Sozialkapital; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Analogiemodell
Abstract	In this paper we suggest that a new theoretical framework is needed within environmental education in the discussion of rural, underserved communities in Latin America. We argue that a community-resources approach, comprised of funds of knowledge and social capital, should be incorporated into contemporary research on place- and community-based education and environmental behavior. The model we present builds upon previous research in the areas of education, anthropology, social capital, and environmental education. These perspectives are discussed in accordance with their relevance to high school students in one of the most bio-diverse regions of Central America: the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. In this context, we suggest that promoting environmental behavior is both contextualized by and dependent upon social and community interactions, or 'mediations,' after Lev S. Vygotsky. We believe that the framework presented here may contribute to increased socio-economic, academic, and environmental benefits for underserved, Latin American communities. (As Provided).
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