Classrooms without borders: new spaces and places of learning. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pawson, Eric
• Is Part Of: Journal of geography in higher education. Volume 40:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 30
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: Community-based learning -- learning spaces -- post-disaster pedagogies -- problem-based learning -- service learning -- student research; Geography -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 910.711
• DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2015.1116062
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0309-8265

Abstract

Abstract: This article identifies what can be learned from seeking to adapt teaching and learning styles in a post-disaster environment. It focuses on the development of student research through community-based learning as a means of increasing engagement and contributing to recovery in an earthquake-damaged city. It urges consideration of the socio-political context within which such pedagogies are developed, and highlights the management of expectations amongst students, community partners and academic staff. It discusses some of the benefits and difficulties in developing new spaces and places of learning, and reflects critically on what these initiatives represent.