Cultivating Sustainability through Participatory Action Research:
Place-Based Education and Community Food Systems in Interior Alaska

A
DISSERTATION DEFENSE
Presented to the Faculty
of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the
INTERDISCPLINARY PHD
SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
Based in Department of
CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES
By
Laura Henry-Stone
Fairbanks, Alaska
December 2007

Gardening at Howard Luke’s camp, May 2006

Produce from Howard’s camp, Aug 2006

The powerpoint shown during the defense:
http://ankn.uaf.edu/Curriculum/PhD_Projects/Henry-Stone.zip

Video of the public defense:
http://ankn.uaf.edu/media/videos/LauraHenryStonePhD.mov
(37 MB)

Dr. Laura Henry-Stone's Dissertation
(5.8 MB)

Sustainable Gardening and Foods Curriculum
for Interior Alaska Schools: Grades 7-10

Excerpt:

Communities in Interior Alaska face many challenges to sustainability. This participatory action research investigates how place-based education concerning local food systems can help meet some of these challenges. The collaborative design of gardening curriculum at the Effie Kokrine Charter School in Fairbanks, Alaska serves as a demonstration project for similar educational initiatives and also illuminates components of pedagogy for sustainability emerging around the globe.