Ecological Education in Action celebrates the work of innovative
educators in North America who explore ecological issues in school
and non-school settings. These educators demonstrate how to reshape
the thinking of children and adults to affirm the value of
sufficiency, mutual support, and community.
Courses in environmental education often focus on scientific
analysis and social policy -- not cultural change. Children are
exposed to information regarding environmental problems and explore
Such topics as endangered species, the logging of tropical
rainforests, or the monitoring of water quality in local streams
and rivers. Some adopt manatees or whales, or create school-wide
recycling programs. These topics and efforts are without question
commendable, however, missing is a recognition of the deeper
cultural transformations that must accompany the shift to a more
ecologically sustainable way of life.
Contributors to this volume describe courses, programs, or
projects that are transformative in nature, aimed at engendering
the experience of connectedness that lies at the heart of moral
action. The first six chapters describe educational efforts in K-12
schools throughout North America. The next six chapters consider
the work of people in higher education and nonformal educational
settings and their attempts to instill an ecological perspective
into the learning of college students and adult community members.
The book thus creates an image of what an ecologically grounded
form of education for our own era could look like.
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