Ecojustice Adult Education: Theory and Practice in the Cultivation of the Cultural Commons :New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 153

Publication subTitle :New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 153

Author: Audrey M. Dentith   Wendy Griswold  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2017

E-ISBN: 9781119383512

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781119383406

Subject: G72 Adult education, continuation education

Language: ENG

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Chapter

Transformative Learning

Situated Learning

Moving Toward (and Beyond) Sustainability Adult Education

Conclusion

References

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

Art and Slow Violence

Conclusion

References

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

Slow Down

Grief

Connection to Our Future

Concluding Thoughts

References

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

The Case Study

Perceptions and Attitudes of Small-Scale Organic Farmers

Discussion and Next Steps: The Potential for Transformative Learning in Strong AFNs

Acknowledgments

References

5 An Ecojustice Approach to Educational Reform in Adult Education

Principles of Ecojustice Adult Education

Eliminating Eco-Racism

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

Language Processes

The Linguistic Colonization of the Present by the Past

Understanding the Connections Between Print and Abstract Thinking

Revitalizing the World’s Cultural Commons

References

6 Teaching Adult Ecojustice Education

Introduction

Theoretical Framework of Learning

Central Concepts of Ecojustice Education

Class Design

Findings Related to Learning Among Students

Conclusions and Recommendations

References

Further Readings

7 Community Currencies: An Ideology of Abundance

The Cultural Commons

Community Currencies

The Pittsboro Plenty

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

Leadership

Partnership

Conclusion

References

8 Transition Framingham: The Cultural Commons in Action

The Cultural Commons

The Transition Movement

Transition and Adult Learning

Transition Framingham

Transition Framingham and the Cultural Commons

Situated Learning, Cognitive Apprenticeships, and Communities of Practice

Conclusion

References

INDEX

EULA

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