Transformative eco-education for human and planetary survival / edited by Rebecca L. Oxford, Jing Lin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lin, Jing, 1962-

Oxford, Rebecca L.

EBSCOhost.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Transforming education for the future

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental education.

Sustainability--Study and teaching.

Sustainability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 386 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., [2012]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction: Transformative evo-education in a time of global ecological crises / Rebecca L. Oxford and Jing Lin

Pt. 1. Natural Disasters and Emergency and Sustainability Education - Helping student cope with disasters: thoughts after the May 12 Wenchuan Earthquake in China / Fu Lin, Rebecca L. Oxford, and Jing Lin

Stories on the edge: transforming education with case studies of sustainability, diversity, and peace / William M. Timpson, Jehan AlAndejani, Maria Gabriel, and Shaun Schafer

Environmental displacement, English learners, and value creation: considering Daisaku Ikeda in the East-West ecology of education / Jason Goulah

Pt. 2. Practical, Classroom-Based Curriculum Approaches - Beyond a carbon copy curriculum: cultivating stewardship and awareness through sustainable education / Nathan S. Hensley

Cultivation of social responsibility through school community gardens / Katie Den Ouden and Bryan Shao-Chang Wee

Project WetKids: an out-of-school program fostering citizen scientists in the middle years / Julie Cwikla and Christopher Barry

Pt. 3. Integrating Sustainability into College Teaching and Teacher Education - To teach like a mountain / Julia G. Brooks

Changing science teacher education in a changing global climate: telling a new story / J. Randy McGinnis, Emily Hestness, and Kelly Riedinger

Necessary tensions within present possibilities: juxtaposing voices from the field to envision sustainability teaching and learning / Molly Lawrence, Rosalie Romano, Victor Nolet, and Wendy Church

Human-environmental relationships as curriculum context: an interdisciplinary inquiry / Thomas Nelson and Cynthia Coleman

Pt. 4. Creative Programs and Sustainability Education in Higher Education and Community - Greening the campus, culture, and curriculum / Mark Stewart

How to change: two case studies in building resilience / Richard Bell and Karen Bradley

International service-learning in ecotourism and empowerment of students and local communities / David Urias

Pt. 5. Indigenous Perspectives on Eco-Education - (S)he who will transform the universe: ecological lessons in community education from the indigenous Americas / Elizabeth Sumida Huaman

Caring for ourselves, others, and the environment: applying an indigenous paradigm in early childhood education in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Jenny Ritchie

Critical Neurophilosophy, indigenous wisdom, and the CAT-FAWN connection / Four Arrows

Indiginous knowledge, environment, and education in Africa / Simon Thuranira Taaliu

Pt. 6. Toward a Spiritual, Healing, and Interconnected Future - We are one Earth: healing our planet equals healing ourselves / Alice Yeager and Sharon Howle

Eco-fashion: what educators can and should teach about sustainable fashion / Rebecca L. Oxford

Daoism and Chinese landscape painting: implications for education for human-nature harmony / Sun Xiaoyan and Jing Lin

Strengthening students' connection to nature: a spiritual perspective / Bob London.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

1617355046

9781617355042

Publisher Number:

99953572294

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.