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Reflections on the prairie as a creative teaching-learning place.

Sandra Schmidt Bunkers1

  • 1College of Nursing, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USA. tsbunkers@sio.midco.net

Nursing Science Quarterly
|January 13, 2006
PubMed
Summary

The South Dakota prairie fosters creative teaching and learning through its solitude, boundless potential, and paradoxical nature. These characteristics are explored through personal experience and theoretical frameworks.

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Area of Science:

  • Education
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Creativity Studies

Background:

  • The natural environment can significantly influence pedagogical approaches and learning environments.
  • South Dakota's prairie landscape offers unique characteristics that may foster creativity.
  • Understanding the connection between place and creative pedagogy is crucial for innovative education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how the specific attributes of the South Dakota prairie can serve as a catalyst for creative teaching and learning.
  • To examine the prairie's characteristics—aloneness, boundless potential, contradiction, and possibility—as elements that support creativity.
  • To integrate personal experience with theoretical literature on creativity and human becoming.

Main Methods:

  • Reflective column format synthesizing personal experiences.

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  • Analysis of theoretical literature on creativity and teaching-learning.
  • Application of Parse's theory of human becoming to interpret the prairie's influence.

    • Main Results:

    • The prairie's solitude and boundless vistas promote reflective and expansive thinking essential for creativity.
    • Contradictions and paradoxes within the prairie environment mirror the complexities inherent in creative processes.
    • The prairie is presented as a dynamic space offering possibility and fostering a unique teaching-learning dynamic.

    Conclusions:

    • The prairie landscape provides a rich, multifaceted environment conducive to fostering creativity in educational settings.
    • Integrating environmental attributes with pedagogical theory can enhance our understanding of creative learning spaces.
    • The concept of 'human becoming' offers a valuable lens for appreciating the transformative potential of place in education.