Educating for an Ecologically Sustainable Culture

Educating for an Ecologically Sustainable Culture
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9780791497289
ISBN-13 : 0791497283
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Book Synopsis Educating for an Ecologically Sustainable Culture by : C. A. Bowers

Download or read book Educating for an Ecologically Sustainable Culture written by C. A. Bowers and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1995-07-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a wake-up call for environmentalists who need to consider how current educational ideals and practices undermine efforts to create a more sustainable future. It is also a wake-up call for educators who continue to base their reform efforts on the primacy of the individual, while ignoring the fact that the individual is nested in culture, and culture is nested in (and thus dependent upon) natural ecosystems. Bowers argues that the modern way of understanding moral education, creativity, intelligence, and the role of direct experience in the learning process cannot be supported by evidence from such fields as anthropology, cultural linguistics, and the sociology of knowledge.


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