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oapen-20.500.12657-864092024-01-05T02:14:36Z The Nature-Study Idea Bailey, Liberty Hyde Linstrom, John progressive reform, environmental education, ecospheric imagination, Liberty Hyde Bailey, ecological philosophy, natural history teaching, child-centered curriculum bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TQ Environmental science, engineering & technology bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RND Environmental policy & protocols bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNB History of education In The Nature-Study Idea, Liberty Hyde Bailey articulated the essence of a social movement, led by ordinary public-school teachers, that lifted education out of the classroom and placed it into firsthand contact with the natural world. The aim was simple but revolutionary: sympathy with nature to increase the joy of living and foster stewardship of the earth. With this definitive edition, John Linstrom reintroducesThe Nature-Study Idea as an environmental classic for our time. It provides historical context through a wealth of related writings, and introductory essays relate Bailey's vision to current work in education and the intersection of climate change and culture. In this period of planetary turmoil, Bailey's ambition to cultivate wonder (in adults as well as children) and lead readers back into the natural world is more important than ever. 2024-01-04T14:33:10Z 2024-01-04T14:33:10Z 2024 book 9781501772610 9781501773952 9781501772634 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86409 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781501772627.pdf http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501772610/the-nature-study-idea Cornell University Press Comstock Publishing Associates 06a447d4-1d09-460f-8b1d-3b4b09d64407 9781501772610 9781501773952 9781501772634 Comstock Publishing Associates 378 open access
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In The Nature-Study Idea, Liberty Hyde Bailey articulated the essence of a social movement, led by ordinary public-school teachers, that lifted education out of the classroom and placed it into firsthand contact with the natural world. The aim was simple but revolutionary: sympathy with nature to increase the joy of living and foster stewardship of the earth.
With this definitive edition, John Linstrom reintroducesThe Nature-Study Idea as an environmental classic for our time. It provides historical context through a wealth of related writings, and introductory essays relate Bailey's vision to current work in education and the intersection of climate change and culture. In this period of planetary turmoil, Bailey's ambition to cultivate wonder (in adults as well as children) and lead readers back into the natural world is more important than ever.
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