| Title: |
Local Stories Lead to Global Understanding |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Sara Pendleton; Lisa Lenarz; Ariel Beaujot |
| Source: |
Phi Delta Kappan. 2026 107(5-6):31-33. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
3 |
| Publication Date: |
2026 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools |
| Descriptors: |
Place Based Education; Local History; School Community Relationship; Story Telling; Oral History; Middle School Students; High School Students; Culturally Relevant Education; Secondary School Curriculum; Reader Text Relationship |
| Geographic Terms: |
Wisconsin |
| DOI: |
10.1177/00317217261434685 |
| ISSN: |
0031-7217; 1940-6487 |
| Abstract: |
Educators hope to cultivate citizens who will positively impact their communities and the larger world, yet this goal can feel out of reach due to the many challenges present in education. Drawing on place-based pedagogy, "Hear, Here," an oral history and storytelling project, engages students in local history and diverse perspectives through cross-disciplinary experiences. Sara Pendleton, Lisa Lenarz, and Ariel Beaujot describe how the project provides students with opportunities to connect familiar places with broader cultural, political, historical, and social contexts and consciousness. This approach offers a replicable model that forms a bridge between local and global, while also positioning students as knowledge creators actively engaged in their communities. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1500705 |
| Database: |
ERIC |