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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 8
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Placed-Based Teaching and Learning: History Lessons That Liberate Learning and Build Community outside of the Classroom
Deborah Bartley-Carter
Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, v21 n1 2024
Place-based learning encourages students to explore their local communities, learn about history, and develop critical thinking skills. This article focuses on six middle school students who participated in a History Club and entered the National History Day competition and discovered how history and place liberates learning.
Descriptors: Place Based Education, History Instruction, Clubs, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Field Trips
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. 3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. e-mail: journal@gse.upenn.edu; Web site: https://urbanedjournal.gse.upenn.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
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