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Enacting Interdisciplinarity: Lessons from Crafting a Multi-Dimensional, Experiential Field Study
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Myles, Colleen C.; Baltzly, Vaughn Bryan – Geography Teacher, 2021
The study abroad program described in this article aims to create an integrated learning experience by pairing the geographer's sense (and appreciation) of place and space with the environmental ethicist's dedication to (and interrogation of the practice of) valuing and preserving places and spaces--both of which are explored through the lens of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Study Abroad, Geography Instruction, Ethical Instruction
Civilisation and the Italian School Toilet: Insights for the Cultural History of Education
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Pruneri, Fabio – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2021
The term "toilet" conveys different meanings; it may be seen as an isolated place or a public service, a secluded and dirty area or a symbol of civilisation and progress. In the film "The Phantom of Liberty" (1974), Luis Buñuel presented a formally dressed social group gathering over a meal in toilets around a table, with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Buildings, Sanitary Facilities, Human Body
The "MelArete" Project: Educating Children to the Ethics of Virtue and of Care
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Mortari, Luigina; Ubbiali, Marco – European Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The educative project MelArete proposes an interpretation of ethical education: a form of Education to Virtue Ethics in the light of the philosophy of care. Starting from the ontological assumption that care is prime in life and without it the human being cannot flourish in his/her humanity, the project is based on an interpretation of the…
Descriptors: Ethics, Program Descriptions, Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods