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Place Identity and Place-Based Pedagogy

Place Identity and Place-Based Pedagogy . Carie Green, Ph.D. Guest Presenter Place-Based Education University of Alaska Fairbanks. Introduction. Your name Place where you currently live Place where you were born/ grew-up Place where you feel most connected and why?.

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Place Identity and Place-Based Pedagogy

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  1. Place Identity and Place-Based Pedagogy Carie Green, Ph.D. Guest Presenter Place-Based Education University of Alaska Fairbanks

  2. Introduction • Your name • Place where you currently live • Place where you were born/ grew-up • Place where you feel most connected and why?

  3. Measuring Place IdentityConsidering the place whereyou feel most connected Williams, D. R. & Vaske, J. J. (2003). The measurement of place attachment: Validity and generalizability of a psychometric approach. Forest Science, 49(6), 830-840.

  4. Place Identity (conceptualized) “Cognitions about the physical environment that also serve to define who the person is…The cognitions are represented as thoughts, memories, beliefs, values, ideas, preferences, andmeaningsrelating to all the important settings of the person’s daily life, past as well as present…Place-identity cognitions monitor the person’s behavior and experience in the physical world.” (Proshansky & Fabian, 1987, pp. 22-23)

  5. Childhood Memories • Place identity stable and shifting • Childhood is significant period when more stable aspects of place identity are formed (Proshansky & Fabian, 1987; Chawla, 1987) • Socio-cultural implications • Positive and negative experiences of place • Shape the way we experience, behave, and act in our communities/ environments

  6. Childhood Place Memoriesdraw, write, represent, sing, share… • Reflect on a childhood place in which you hold an early memory • Consider the setting- What do you see? Is it a house, an outdoor environment, a camp, etc…? • Consider places within that setting- Is there a particular space which holds significant meaning to you? What drew you there? An activity? An object or being? • How do your early place experiences define you?

  7. Macro and Micro Places Shifting scope and size of places throughout life • Macro-places: Settings or environments, in which children have little choice or control • Micro-places: Smaller spaces claimed or chosen by children, which provide autonomy or a sense of control

  8. Place IdentityDevelopmental Implications • Humans move from the concrete to the abstract… • Small to larger contexts.. • Near to further from home… • Places that hold lasting implications

  9. Teaching Implications • How can you apply understanding of place identity in your place-based pedagogy and practice?

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