This book provides a critique of over two decades of sustained effort to infuse educational systems with education for sustainable development. Taking to heart the idea that deconstruction is a prelude to reconstruction, this critique leads to discussions about how education can be remade, and respond to the educational imperatives of our time, particularly as they relate to ecological crises and human-nature relationships. It will be of great interest to students and researchers of sociology, education, philosophy and environmental issues.
'?raises necessary radical answers to questions emerging from the Community of Life: How can we correct the suicidal path of the neoliberal cultural ethos?' -Alfonso Fernández-Herrería and Francisco Miguel Martínez-Rodríguez, University of Granada, Spain. '? pushes us to consider the future of education.'- Judy Braus, North American Association for Environmental Education, USA '?an essential book for those seeking to transgress and disrupt the structures and forces pushing us all towards extinction.'- Arjen Wals, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, and Gothenburg University, Sweden '? reaffirms what can be gained when we reconnect our educational practices to our deepest purposes and principles.'- David Greenwood, Lakehead University, Canada '?encourages us to develop education models that awaken a more sensitive and caring human spirit, andguide us to look back at the essence of life.'- Mirian Vilela, University for Peace, Costa Rica
This book provides a critique of over two decades of sustained effort to infuse educational systems with education for sustainable development. Taking to heart the idea that deconstruction is a prelude to reconstruction, this critique leads to discussions about how education can be remade, and respond to the educational imperatives of our time, particularly as they relate to ecological crises and human-nature relationships. It will be of great interest to students and researchers of sociology, education, philosophy and environmental issues.
Bob Jickling is Professor Emeritus at Lakehead University, Canada.
Stephen Sterling is Professor of Sustainability Education at Plymouth University, UK.
"The nine chapters review the basis of environmental education (EE), its later-day evolution into education for sustainable development (ESD), and sustainability education (SE) - and a range of related concepts that provide opportunities for thinking about the future directions for education. The audiences for this discussion can then be thought of as: the insiders of EE and SE, those already part of the movement and who wish to debate theory; outsiders who are trying to understand the point of EE and SE; and, post-graduate research students wanting to engage with the relevant theory." (Ian Thomas, Enviromental Education Research, 2017)
