Hendon, Zoe, Stewart, Jill ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-8082, Fahy, Katie and Humphry, Debbie (2026) Walking through housing history: creative histories beyond the classroom. History: The Journal of the Historical Association. ISSN 0018-2648 (Print), 1468-229X (Online) (In Press)

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Abstract

Public Health, Environmental Health and Housing are traditionally seen as ‘scientific’ subjects. However, pedagogic activities outside of the traditional classroom and the incorporation of the arts and humanities into teaching have multiple benefits for inclusive student learning in these subjects by deepening understanding and developing creative thinking. In this article, we discuss the development and delivery of a North London walking tour close to a university campus. We build upon critical pedagogies of walking and the development of an historical awareness of housing as a method for teaching students on Public and Environmental Health and Housing courses. We argue firstly for the importance of developing a creative approach to learning, and secondly for the use of ‘learning walks’ as a pedagogical tool for exploring, observing, and paying attention to the environment, using these to increase students’ historical awareness of housing and public health to inform their future professional practice.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	housing and health, housing history,. Walking tour, pedagogy
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	07 May 2026 05:12
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/53345

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