CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Loudon, Elizabeth Joy |
|---|---|
| Title | Ecopedagogy Congruence: Field Trips During the First Year of Study for The Masters of Science, Policy, and Management in Lesvos and Hungary |
| Summary | Many fields within environmental studies are identified as crisis disciplines, which recognize the need to act to enable adaptation and mitigation of environmental threats. Due to the pressure of confronting impacts from climate change, students may eventually find themselves feeling uninspired and unempowered. The ecopedagogy approach to education offers practices that empower students and teachers to care for and act to create a better world. The Erasmus Masters in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management offers students the challenge of exploring contemporary issues in a multicultural cohort composed of students from diverse countries and a variety of academic backgrounds. In the first year of the program, students participate in experiential learning field trips in Hungary and Lesvos that supplement classes by allowing students to gain experience while interacting in nature. The educational approach of ecopedagogy is a lens that is used to evaluate the stakeholders’ perceptions of trips from 2016-2017 academic year. The interdisciplinary project of this research unites environmental and education disciplines to analyze field trips and identify findings addressing trip emphasis, the sensory experience, emotions and ethics, and participants’ roles. The research concludes with recommendations for how all stakeholders can modify the field trip experience to connect more with the ecopedagogy movement. |
| Supervisor | Steger, Tamara |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/loudon_elizabeth.pdf |
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