Experiential Approaches to the Global City: London as Social Laboratory
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v20i1.288Keywords:
London, Inquiry-based learning, Study abroad, Education abroad, Critical engagment, DiversityAbstract
London is a global city which constitutes a major hub of the world economy and is characterised by the socioeconomic contradictions of its success. It provides significant opportunities for active experiential and inquiry-based learning which transcend the conventional study abroad agenda. As a centre for exploration and discovery, participation and observation, global London offers a rich field of academic potential precisely because it is (by its nature) multi-dimensional, complex and challenging. This paper outlines how urban field studies, internships and service-learning may be used to analyse the city’s contested terrain and facilitate critical engagement with the global city in all of its diversity.
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2011-03-15
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Gristwood , A. ., & Woolf, M. (2011). Experiential Approaches to the Global City: London as Social Laboratory. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 20(1), 17–36. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v20i1.288
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