TY - BOOK AU - Wattchow,Brian AU - Jeanes,Ruth AU - Alfrey,Laura AU - Brown,Trent AU - Cutter-Mackenzie,Amy AU - O'Connor,Justen ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - The Socioecological Educator: A 21st Century Renewal of Physical, Health,Environment and Outdoor Education SN - 9789400771673 AV - LB43 U1 - 370.116 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Dordrecht PB - Springer Netherlands, Imprint: Springer KW - education KW - early childhood education KW - Education KW - International and Comparative Education KW - Sociology of Education KW - Childhood Education KW - Teaching and Teacher Education N1 - 1. Starting with stories: The power of socio-ecological narrative.-2. Social ecology as education.-3. Becoming a socio-ecological educator -- 4. The ambitions, processes and politics of socio-ecological curriculum reform: An Aotearoa-New Zealand case study -- 5. Through coaching: Examining sports coaching using a socio-ecological framework.- 6. Through community: Connecting classrooms to community.-7. Through belonging: An early childhood perspective from a New Zealand preschool.-8. Through adventure education: Using the socio-ecological model in adventure education to solve environmental problems.-9. Through school: Ecologising schooling – a tale of two educators.-10. Outdoor education on Scotland’s River Spey: A sense of place.-11. Through Physical Education: What teachers know and understand about children’s movement experiences.-12. Conclusions and future directions: A socio-ecological renewal N2 - This volume offers an alternative vision for education and has been written for those who are passionate about teaching and learning, in schools, universities and in the community, and providing  people with the values, knowledge and skills needed to face complex social and environmental challenges. Working across boundaries the socio-ecological educator is a visionary who strives to build community connections and strengthen relationships with the natural world. The ideas and real-world case studies presented in this book will bring that vision a step closer to reality UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7167-3 ER -