Ecojustice Adult Education: Theory and Practice in the Cultivation of the Cultural Commons New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 153 J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Education Series
Coordonnateurs : Dentith Audrey M., Griswold Wendy
This edited collection explores the cultural roots of the ecological/cultural crisis and its relationship to adult education. The development of sound practices and new cultural understandings among adults are emphasized. Certainly, there exists evidence of small grassroots work that builds hope and skills for the coming of a new age of sustainable and just life.
This volume discusses the:
- Connections between sustainability, environmental and ecojustice education,
- Forms of radical sustainability adult education,
- Established cultural institutions as potential agents of change,
- Principles of ecojustice education, and
- Implementation of these principles in formal and community education settings.
This is the 153rd volume of the Jossey Bass series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted for its depth of coverage, it explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of education settings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums.
EDITORS’ NOTES 5
Audrey M. Dentith, Wendy Griswold
1. Sustainability, Ecojustice, and Adult Education 7
Wendy Griswold
2. Critical Culture: Environmental Adult Education in Public Museums 17
Lorraine Bell, Darlene E. Clover
3. The St. Ignatius Jesuit Retreat and Training Centre: Cultivating Ecological Awareness and Connection with the Earth 31
Janet Groen
4. Adult Learning in Alternative Food Networks 41
Catherine Etmanski, Ingrid Kajzer Mitchell
5. An Ecojustice Approach to Educational Reform in Adult Education 53
Chet A. Bowers
6. Teaching Adult Ecojustice Education 65
Audrey M. Dentith, Onah P. Thompson
7. Community Currencies: An Ideology of Abundance 77
Nancy Winfrey
8. Transition Framingham: The Cultural Commons in Action 91
Emily Kearns Burke
INDEX 101
Volume Editors:
Audrey M. Dentith, PhD, is a professor and director of the doctoral program at Appalachian State University in North Carolina.
Wendy Griswold, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership at the University of Memphis in Tennessee.
Date de parution : 04-2017
Ouvrage de 104 p.
14.5x22.6 cm
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