I have read a book written by Darlene E. Clover, which named Global Perspectives in Environmental Adult Education: Justice, Sustainability, and Transformation. This book outlines theories and practices in environmental adult education that are emerging worldwide. The need for environmental adult education arises not from a deficit platform of andlaquo; lack of awareness and andlaquo; individual behavior modification-but rather from the asset belief in an existing - if sometimes hidden - ecological knowledge of the need for a deeper sociopolitical, race, and gender analysis of environmental problems, and the power and potential of democratic participation and collective action. Authors from Canada, the Philippines, Kenya, India, Mexico, Fiji, Australia, Sudan, and the United States examine areas such as racism and the legacy of colonization, self-governance and community resistance, ecological, women's and indigenous knowledge, international development and globalization, feminist pedagogical and arts-based practices, and participatory research practice.
These recent debates on climate change have made huge effects on sustainability education. And here I will examine the educational face only, but firstly; I will define the sustainability education. Sustainability means education for sustainable development enables pupils to develop the knowledge, skills, understanding and values to participate in decisions about the way we do things individually and collectively, both locally and globally that will improve the quality of life now without damaging the planet for the future. There are opportunities for pupils to develop their unde...
Molly Gutelius
ENG 218
Professor Peterson
4/29/2014
Annotated Bibliography Final Project
Environmentalism in Children’s Literature
My subject for the final project is environmentalism in children’s literature. I was very interested in researching this topic because I am an environmental science major, and have never really thought about it as a topic in children’s books. Going into this project I did not know what to expect, whether I would find a lot of options, or if it would be somewhat difficult to find.
The future, it seems so far off; depending on one’s perspective, it is a week, a month or years. The future, from an environmental perspective is now. Changing behaviour in the present will set the world up for a better future. Understanding sustainability and what it means to be eco-literate is seemingly hard for some, which begs the question, when should ecologising education begin? This essay aims to summarise the extent of educating for a sustainable future and analyse how relevant it is. The concept of ecological literacy is explored along with its benefits and limitations. This essay was written from the viewpoint that everyone has a role in moving towards sustainability, beginning as early as early childhood.
Students will eventually become professional leaders in their career; however, the majority of students lack environmental knowledge with very little interest in it. For example, we need to educate students the dangers and effects of pesticides as it will eventually hurt us in the end after ravaging our ecosystems. Because very few people care about the environment, nobody cares about Monsanto, pesticides, or even pollution. With the ignorant masses, Monsanto was able to prosper as a successful corporation with little resistance from a few individuals, government leaders and environmental activists. As Hempel pointed out in Ecoliteracy, people must be exposed to the environment to feel an emotional bond to it. People who are disconnected from nature are unenthusiastic to learn about it and have no motivation on trying to preserve the environment because they feel they do not gain anything from it (Hempel, Reading Package, 46). Thus, this becomes a cycle where people are becoming more ignorant, while the corporations continue to earn profits by destroying the environment and causing illness to people. We need to educate students to understand that they derived from the natural world and emphasize the importance of conserving the environment (Orr, Reading Package, pg 12). Lastly, I think the economic system
An integrated holistic approach to teaching and learning should allow children to make connections to the natural world. Practitioners should adapt to children’s ability of learning and their understanding of the natural environment and the connections they have between
Easton, T. A. (2010). Taking sides clashing views on environmental issue (T. A. Easton, Ed.) (13). New York: Contemporary learning series group within McGraw -hill higher education division.
Through this portion of class readings and discussions, we have sought deeper meaning and understanding of philosophies of individuals and organizations that revolve around the fundamental aspects and notions of deep ecology and eco-activism. These associations offer more views and attitudes on how an individual and society can create and maintain a kinship and positive influence with the natural environment.
Mary Oliver's (Clinebell, 1996, p.188) poem has a lot to say about the relatively new approach to conservation called ecopsychology. Ecopsychology combines the human element from psychology, with the study of how biological systems work together from ecology. A more in depth explanation of ecopsychology is that it seeks to help humans experience themselves as an integral part of nature (Strubbe 1997). When this is accomplished, humans can proceed to commit to "helping heal the earth, as well as healing ourselves" (Strubbe 1997, p. 293). In the past, environmental action has consisted of scaring and shaming those who over consume or do not recycle, which proved to be quite ineffective. Ecopsychology, in contrast, attempts to create positive and affirming motivations, derived from a bond of love and loyalty to nature (Bayland, 1995). Before tackling the principles, religious aspects, therapy, actions and education included in ecopsychology, it is essential to unde...
Ecocriticism asserts that humans are “peoples of 'place'” (Bressler 231), our lives defined by the environment that we inhabit and the necessities of survival that are dictated by nature. The more we recognize this innate and deep connection—for example, through the reading and analyzing of the nature-human dynamic in literature—the stronger and healthier this relationship will become. We as humans will recognize our dependence on the earth instead of our dominance over it; we will recognize ourselves as “guardians” and learn how to better appreciate and protect the environment for future generations of authors and poets to continue to explore.