Přehled o publikaci
2021
Roots and Shoots : Building Bridges between Schools and Their Communities
ČINČERA, Jan, Zuzana GALLAYOVA, Simona KUCIAKOVA and Daphne GOLDMANBasic information
Original name
Roots and Shoots : Building Bridges between Schools and Their Communities
Authors
ČINČERA, Jan, Zuzana GALLAYOVA, Simona KUCIAKOVA and Daphne GOLDMAN
Edition
Sustainability, Basel, MDPI, 2021, 2071-1050
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Article in a journal
Country of publisher
Switzerland
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
References:
Organization
Fakulta sociálních studií – Repository – Repository
UT WoS
000725121900001
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85119189526
Keywords in English
place-based education; education for environmental citizenship; empowerment; participative approach
Links
MUNI/A/1201/2019, interní kód Repo.
Changed: 15/12/2021 02:18, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík
Abstract
V originále
The study analyses the benefits and challenges emerging from students’ interactions with community, teachers, and other students in the place-based education program Roots and Shoots, in the Slovak Republic. The study is based on qualitative analyses of data obtained from eight teachers and 56 students interviewed in eight focus groups, and on quantitative data obtained from 53 students. Both the students and the teachers perceived the Roots and Shoots program as highly successful. The implementation of the program was challenged by the necessity of dealing with different levels of the students’ participation in decision-making, tensions between the involved and uninvolved students, and the complex nature of local sustainability issues. This study discusses the importance of engaging students in the participative process of solving real-world issues, reflecting the challenges of this educational approach.