Effective Approaches to Human Ecology Education

Effective Approaches to Human Ecology Education is a book of reflective essays written by ethnobiologists who share their creative approaches to helping students learn to recognize and understand connections between society and the environment. In this compilation, scholar-educators share concrete examples of exercises intended for other educators to glean and borrow from. As the contributors in this volume express, there are many nuances to finding effective pedagogical techniques for delivering content in human ecology and ethnobiology to diverse student groups and campuses. Authors describe exercises with which they have successfully reached students through indoor lectures, seminars, and laboratory settings as well as outdoor fieldwork. In addition, the authors provide personal narratives about why they developed these approaches, why they have worked, limitations of the exercises, and what they have learned through implementation. Topics covered in the book range from human ecology education in national parks to capstone experiences in environmental justice, writing seminars, outdoor plant walks, campus medicinal plant inventories, urban tree surveys, and more. Read more