Argues that environmentalists must expand their political
involvement to include the reform of public schools and
universities, and that education must be revamped to support
ecologically sustainable paths for society.
Bowers asks environmentalists to wake up and recognize that
public schools and universities continue to promote the same
elitist values and ways of thinking that produced the myth that
economic and individual progress can be attained by treating the
environment as an endlessly exploitable natural resource. He
explains why the mainstream of the academic community continues to
be in a state of denial about the serious cultural implications of
the ecological crisis, and suggests alternative ways of thinking
that should be incorporated into strategies for bringing about deep
curriculum reforms in public schools and universities.
The book provides both an agenda for a sustained national debate
over the educational implications of the ecological crisis, and
conceptual guidelines that will help environmentalists assess
whether reforms in curriculum and pedagogy will make a genuine
contribution to reversing current cultural and environmental
trends.
General
Imprint: |
State University of New York Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
SUNY series in Environmental Public Policy |
Release date: |
July 1997 |
First published: |
September 1997 |
Authors: |
C.A. Bowers
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7914-3464-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Philosophy of education
|
LSN: |
0-7914-3464-8 |
Barcode: |
9780791434642 |
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