Pelech, Sharon

Associate Dean

Edu - Undergraduate Programs

Phone
(403) 329-2262
Email
sharon.pelech@uleth.ca

Publications

Pelech, S., & Kelly, D. (In Print). Nature is our classroom: Place conscious pedagogy and elementary science education. In C. Tippett & T. Mildford (Eds), Exploring Elementary Science Teaching and Learning in Canada. Springer

Kelly, D., & Pelech, S. (In Print). Exploring the value of place-conscious pedagogy in science education. In C. Tippett & T. Mildford (Eds), Seeing Science through the Eyes of Canadian Teachers and Learners, Secondary and Beyond. Springer

Pelech, S. & Kelly, D. (2020). Teacher identity and agency: Learning and becoming through place-conscious pedagogy. In E. Lyle (Ed), Identity landscapes: Contemplating place and the construction of self. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill/Sense Publishing.

Markle, J. & Pelech, S. (2021). Walking: A quiet participation in place. Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies Special Edition - Walking: Attuning to an Earthly Curriculum. 18(2), 179-191.

Skuce, T. & Pelech, S. (2020). A pedagogical venturing into the Three Sisters' garden: Lessons of attunement and reciprocity in education. Journal of Applied Hermeneutics, (5), 1-17.

Kelly, D. & Pelech, S. (2020). Canadian contexts for exploring transformative student agency through place-conscious pedagogy. Education in the North, 27(1) 110-124.

Kelly, D. & Pelech, S. (2019). From port and prairie: Exploring the impact of place-conscious pedagogy on student agency. European Journal of Curriculum Studies, 5(2), 874-885.

Pelech, S. (2019). Of butterflies and silences: Exploring teachers and students experiences in high school biology classrooms. Journal of Applied Hermeneutics, 4, 1-17.

Kelly, D. & Pelech, S. (2019). A critical conceptualization of place-conscious pedagogy. European Journal of Curriculum Studies. 5(1), 732-741.

Pelech S. & Kelly D. (2017). "Surrendering to curiosity": Impacts of contemplation for resisting rationalized experience in teacher education. European Journal of Curriculum Studies, 4(1).

Research Interests

Science Education, Interpretative (hermeneutic) research, Critical Inquiry, Ecopedagogy, Curriculum research, Ecological Learning Theory

In The Media

What is Ecopedagogy?
http://www.mun.ca/educ/news.php?id=3825

Bringing Oceans into the Classroom
http://www.mun.ca/educ/news.php?id=3988