Fostering Environmental Stewardship through Creative Expression: Incorporating Art into Service-Learning.

The article focuses on the integration of art and service learning in addressing environmental problems by way of Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) in the University of Oregon (UO). It highlights the MyMcKenzie project in which students learned what arts can do for the conservation of the river...

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Publicado en:Interdisciplinary Humanities Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 102 - 115
Autores principales: Boulay, Margaret C., Lynch, Kathryn A.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Humanities Education & Research Association Fall2012
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Sumario:The article focuses on the integration of art and service learning in addressing environmental problems by way of Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) in the University of Oregon (UO). It highlights the MyMcKenzie project in which students learned what arts can do for the conservation of the river and their personal attachment to the community. Moreover, students learned nature journaling, museum exhibit design, and photography composition.