The Pull of the Earth by Laurie Thorp

The Pull of the Earth by Laurie Thorp

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Zusammenfassung

A literary ethnography of how a garden at an underserved school changed the educational environment.

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The Pull of the Earth by Laurie Thorp

The Pull of the Earth is Laurie Thorp's dirt-under-the-fingernails ethnography of four years in an elementary school garden and the ways in which this garden catalyzed cultural transformation and inspired hope, growth, and community. Filled with photographs, sketches, poetry, and journal entries, Thorp's engaging book describes the educational benefits of learning through the environment: lessons on nutrition, the rhythms and cycles found in nature, and the stability found in entering a reciprocal relationship with the land. It will be a valuable resource for educators, environmentalists, and ethnographers.
The Pull of the Earth is an exemplary blend of collaborative ethnography and participatory researchWith contributions from diverse school participants — including the students themselves — Thorp and her collaborators chart a powerful course of action for planting roots in locality, service, and citizenship. It is indeed a wonderful book. -- Luke Eric Lassiter, Marshall University
Laurie Thorp directs the Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment Program for Michigan State University.
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ISBN 13 9780759107830
ISBN 10 0759107831
Titel The Pull of the Earth
Autor Laurie Thorp
Serie Crossroads In Qualitative Inquiry
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag AltaMira Press,U.S.
Erscheinungsjahr 2005-12-20
Seitenanzahl 168
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