Ecological education in action : on weaving education, culture, and the environment /

Ecological education in action : on weaving education, culture, and the environment / edited by Gregory A. Smith and Dilafruz R. Williams. - Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©1999. - 1 online resource (vii, 244 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Stories from our common roots : strategies for building an ecologically sustainable way of learning / Deepening children's participation through local ecological investigations / From human waste to the gift of soil / From margin to center : initiation and development of an environmental school from the ground up / Exploring children's picture books through ecofeminist literacy / Education indigenous to place : Western science meets native reality / Liberation and compassion in environmental studies / Changing the dominant culture perspective in education / Environmental autobiography in undergraduate educational studies / Reclaiming biophilia : lessons from indigenous peoples / Creating a public of environmentalists : the role of nonformal education / Reassembling the pieces : ecological design and the liberal arts / Joseph Kiefer and Martin Kemple -- Paul Krapfel -- Madhu Suri Prakash and Hedy Richardson -- Dilafruz R. Williams and Sarah Taylor -- Elaine G. Schwartz -- Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley and Ray Barnhardt -- Stephanie Kaza -- C.A. Bowers -- Peter Blaze Corcoran -- Gregory Cajete -- Gregory A. Smith -- David W. Orr.

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.

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Environmental education.
Environmental sciences--Study and teaching.
Environnement--Étude et enseignement.
Sciences de l'environnement--Étude et enseignement.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science (see also Chemistry--Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Environmental Policy.
Environmental education.
Environmental sciences--Study and teaching.
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