Table of Contents
List of Contributors Foreword. National Parks: “America’s Best” Outdoor Classrooms Milton Chen Preface Acknowledgments SECTION I. THE LONG VIEW OF LEARNING IN THE PARKS 1 Dynamic Learning Landscapes: The Evolution of Education in Our National Parks Julia Washburn 2 Commentary: Perspectives on Heritage Leadership Theresa Coble 3 Invoking the Spirit of History on the Journey through Hallowed Ground James A. Percoco 4 Two Different Ways of Knowing the Glacier Area Donal Carbaugh SECTION II. FEEDBACK LOOPS: SYSTEMS AND SCIENCE LEARNING 5 Learning about Climate Change in Our National Parks Shawn Davis and Jessica L. Thompson 6 Place-Based Education at Teton Science Schools: Inspiring Curiosity, Engagement, and Leadership in National Parks and Beyond Kevin Krasnow, Nate McClennen, Amanda Kern, Patrick Leary, and Greg Peck 7 Three-Dimensional Learning: “Upping the Game” in Citizen Science Projects Ana K. Houseal 8 Mentoring Mountain Raingers: Beyond Basic Hydrological Field Research in the Great Smoky Mountains Douglas K. Miller SECTION III. HEALTH AND SELF: EMPOWERING LEARNING IN PARKS 9 Learning Environmental Psychology in the National Parks Donna K. McMillan 10 Can Signage Influence Healthy Behavior? The Case of Catoctin Mountain National Park Mallika Bose, Lara Nagle, Jacob Benfield, Heather Costigan, Jeremy Wimpey, and B. Derrick Taff 11 Learning Historic Places with Diverse Populations: An Exploratory Study of Student Perceptions JeBérénice L. View and Andrea Guiden 12 “I Felt Like a Scientist!”: Accessing America’s National Parks on Every Campus Natalie Bursztyn, Richard Goode, and Colleen McDonough SECTION IV. PARTNERING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEARNERS 13 Place-Based Learning Fosters Engagement and Opportunities for Innovative Partnerships Susan Newton 14 A Partnership Model of Education at Cuyahoga Valley National Park Deb Yandala, Katie Wright, and Jesús Sánchez 15 Pura Vida Inspires Diversity and Engagement at Grand Teton National Park Teddi (Hofmann) Freedman 16 What Really “Matters” at Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship High School Deborah Shanley and Lois Adams-Rodgers 17 Learning Historic Places with Diverse Populations: Making the Case for Teacher-Ranger Professional Development JeBérénice L. View and Paula Cristina Azevedo SECTION V. STRATEGIC INTENTION FOR PARK LEARNING AND PRACTICE 18 Lessons Learned from Museums: Family Learning in National Parks Colleen Bourque and Ana K. Houseal 19 Identifying Outcomes for Environmental Education at National Parks Robert B. Powell, Marc J. Stern, and B. Troy Frensley 20 Valuing Education and Learning in the National Parks Tim Marlowe, Linda J. Bilmes, and John Loomis 21 Commentary: National Parks as Places for Free-Choice Learning Martin Storksdieck and John Falk Afterword Jonathan B. Jarvis Index
