Understanding Life in School

From Academic Classroom to Outdoor Education

John Quay

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Palgrave Macmillan
28 July 2015

Philosophy & theory of education; Students & student organisations; Educational visits & field trips; Health & Self-Help

Attending school is an experience that most people share but this leads us to accept rather than question the experience. Using the philosophies of Heidegger and Dewey, John Quay explores life in schools and juxtaposes the environment of a school camp with that of an academic classroom.

By: John Quay
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 3.403kg
ISBN: 9781137391223
ISBN 10: 1137391227
Pages: 187
Publication Date: 28 July 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Understanding Life so as to Understand Life in School 2. Investigating Life in School 3. Life in School: Occupations and Outdoor Education 4. Life in School: Occupations and Academic Classrooms 5. Life in School is Occupational

John Quay is a senior lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has recently published Education, Experience and Existence: Engaging Dewey, Peirce and Heidegger (2013) and John Dewey and Education Outdoors (2013, with Jayson Seaman). His research interests include educational philosophy, outdoor education, physical education and environmental education.

Reviews for Understanding Life in School: From Academic Classroom to Outdoor Education

Understanding Life In School offers a wealth of interesting narrative information about how these particular teens view their experiences in and out of school. It also makes a valiant effort at convincing us that we should educate children, not future adults. (Susan Engel, Teachers College Record, 2016)