Dear All,
For the past fifteen years, I have encouraged an interest in plants and nature through art, science, and interpretation. While this continues to be part of my practice, I am moving forward with another one of my longtime interests which is the nature of work in informal environmental education.
My current project, The Freelance Condition & Lifelong Learning in Communities, is an investigation into the contributions informal educators make to lifelong learning. This research focuses specifically on the contributions of freelance informal educators who address plants, nature, and related topics in their work. I am focusing on freelance informal educators in particular because they are not bound to one location and have the opportunity to create change in many different settings.
Who are these freelance educators?
What do they do?
Where do they work?
How do they lead?
What do they need to be better leaders?
These are some of the questions I seek to answer.
If you are a freelance educator who addresses plants, nature, and related topics in your work, please consider sharing your story. You can learn more about the conversations I hope to have at https://www.taniamarien.com/freelance-info.
Thank you for your time,
Tania
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Tania Marien
Educator/Interpreter
Riverside, CA
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