Improving Academic Outcomes in Poor Urban Schools through Nature-Based Learning

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  • Author(s): Camasso, Michael J.; Jagannathan, Radha
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Cambridge Journal of Education. 2018 48(2):263-277.
  • Publication Date:
    2018
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      15
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Urban Schools; Environmental Education; Science Education; Natural Sciences; Elementary School Students; Program Effectiveness; Intervention; Disadvantaged Youth; Elementary School Science; Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Active Learning; Knowledge Level; After School Programs; Summer Programs; Pilot Projects
    • Subject Terms:
      New Jersey
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/0305764X.2017.1324020
    • ISSN:
      0305-764X
    • Abstract:
      This paper presents results from the evaluation of the Nurture thru Nature (NtN) programme, a natural science and environmental education intervention designed to help elementary school children from disadvantaged backgrounds increase their knowledge of science and strengthen overall academic performance. Using an experimental design the pilot NtN programme in New Brunswick, NJ was assessed in one elementary school for a period of four years. The evaluation revealed that NtN students (n = 18) consistently outperformed a group of controls (n = 34) in mathematics and science with the differences in science reaching statistical significance. The paper discusses the active learning philosophy that motivates NtN teaching, the programme components that operationalise this philosophy, and a natural history paradigm from which this philosophy derives.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      48
    • Publication Date:
      2018
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1173262