Transformative education:towards a relational, justice-oriented approach to sustainability
| Autor: | Christine Wamsler, Brooke D. Lavelle, Jessica Böhme, Zack Walsh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Systems thinking
Teaching method Statistical relational learning Human Factors and Ergonomics 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Education Eco-justice Anti-oppression pedagogy Reflexivity Sociology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Contemplative pedagogy business.industry Relational ontology 05 social sciences 050301 education Sustainability education Environmental education Transformative learning Ecosystems Research Power structure Sustainability Engineering ethics business 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Walsh, Z, Böhme, J, Lavelle, B D & Wamsler, C 2020, ' Transformative education : towards a relational, justice-oriented approach to sustainability ', International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 1587-1606 . https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-05-2020-0176 |
| Popis: | Purpose This paper aims to increase related knowledge across personal, social and ecological dimensions of sustainability and how it can be applied to support transformative learning. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a reflexive case study of the design, content and impact of a course on eco-justice that integrates relational learning with an equity and justice lens. The reflexive case study provides a critical, exploratory self-assessment, including interviews, group discussions and surveys with key stakeholders and course participants. Findings The results show how relational approaches can support transformative learning for sustainability and provide concrete practices, pathways and recommendations for curricula development that other universities/training institutions could follow or learn from. Originality/value Sustainability research, practice and education generally focuses on structural or systemic factors of transformation (e.g. technology, governance and policy) without due consideration as to how institutions and systems are shaping and shaped by the transformation of personal agency and subjectivity. This presents a vast untapped and under-studied potential for addressing deep leverage points for change by using a relational approach to link personal, societal and ecological transformations for sustainability. |
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