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Pedagogy and Place: Merging Urban and Environmental History with Active Learning

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	Abstract

Exposing undergraduates to history first-hand through the active learning process is an effective and rewarding way to help them learn about the evolution and nature of urban life. This article highlights the experience of an urban studies professor in implementing active learning models and inquirybased exercises into four separate undergraduate courses; an interdisciplinary introductory course in urban studies, a survey course in American urban history, an upper-level class in environmental history and public policy, and a specialized course on community development and urban renewal. It argues that a wide variety of local sources can be used to illustrate larger urban trends and environmental themes while at the same time exciting students about becoming scholars, public policy professionals, and informed citizens.

First published on October 16, 2009
Journal of Urban History 2009, doi:10.1177/0096144209349882


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