Chapter
Moving Toward (and Beyond) Sustainability Adult Education
2 Critical Culture: Environmental Adult Education in Public Museums
(Re)positioning Museums: Their Challenges and Potentials
Environmental Adult Education and Museums
“Archives of the Commons” Link the Social and Ecological
Collective Problems Require Critical Cultural Spaces for Collective Learning
Science Alone Cannot Solve Environmental Problems
Environmental Adult Education in Museums
“A Very Organic Progression”: Food Programs at the Parksville Museum
Kitimat Questions: Energy
3 The St. Ignatius Jesuit Retreat and Training Centre: Cultivating Ecological Awareness and Connection with the Earth
A Spiritual Approach to Environmental Adult Education
The Ignatius Jesuit Centre
The Greening of Ignatian Spiritual Exercises
Retreatant Reflections on the Greening of the Exercises
4 Adult Learning in Alternative Food Networks
Organic Farming as a “Food Justice” Response to Industrial Agriculture
Strong Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) as Sites of Adult Learning
Perceptions and Attitudes of Small-Scale Organic Farmers
Discussion and Next Steps: The Potential for Transformative Learning in Strong AFNs
5 An Ecojustice Approach to Educational Reform in Adult Education
Principles of Ecojustice Adult Education
Eliminating the Colonization of Other Cultures
The Need to Revitalize the World’s Diversity of Cultural Commons
The Need to Pursue Lifestyles That Do Not Diminish the Prospects of Future Generations
The Need to Respect the Rights of Nature
The Cultural Roots of the Problem
The Difference Between Ecological and Individual Intelligence
Different Pathways to an Ecojustice Paradigm Shift
The Linguistic Colonization of the Present by the Past
Understanding the Connections Between Print and Abstract Thinking
Revitalizing the World’s Cultural Commons
6 Teaching Adult Ecojustice Education
Theoretical Framework of Learning
Central Concepts of Ecojustice Education
Findings Related to Learning Among Students
Conclusions and Recommendations
7 Community Currencies: An Ideology of Abundance
A Realist Ethnographical View
The Cultural Commons and Adult Learning Theory
The Cultural Commons and Situated Learning
The Cultural Commons and Social Cognitive Theory
Connecting the Classroom to the Cultural Commons
8 Transition Framingham: The Cultural Commons in Action
Transition and Adult Learning
Transition Framingham and the Cultural Commons
Situated Learning, Cognitive Apprenticeships, and Communities of Practice