Pedagogy of Place focuses on the embodiment of purposefully created space resulting from the
creation and enactment of its participants' cultural and social conditions. It is also about
education the purposeful creation of spaces that comprise learning environments and the
aesthetic dimensions of the created space called school. The essays present the concept of
space-the place where learning happens and where the lives of student and teacher can thrive or
wither-a place rich in human potential. In an attempt to address the diversity of what we
define as space Pedagogy of Place addresses issues around place and identity in three distinct
strands: as social as aesthetic and as political and historical. As a collection these
essays are attempts to open conversations with persons interested in what counts as curriculum
teaching and learning within the spaces and places that release human potential and nurture
the human spirit.
