Education, cultural myths, and the ecological crisis : toward deep changes / C.A. Bowers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowers, C. A.

Series:

SUNY series in philosophy of education.

SUNY series in the philosophy of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental ethics--United States.

Environmental ethics.

Educational anthropology--United States.

Educational anthropology.

Environmental education--United States.

Environmental education.

Environmental protection--Study and teaching--United States.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

232 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an examination of how the educational process perpetuates cultural myths contributing to the ecological crisis. In addressing the cultural and educational dimensions of the ecological crisis, the book illuminates educational issues associated with the hidden nature of culture, particularly how thought patterns formed in the past are reproduced through the metaphorical language used in the classroom. It examines why both conservative and liberal educational critics ignore the ecological crisis, and suggests that a more ecologically sustainable ideology is being formulated by such thinkers as Aldo Leopold, Wendell Berry, and Gregory Bateson. C. A. Bowers teaches in the School of Education at Portland State University, and has written widely on education, modernity, and the ecological crisis. His most recent books include, Elements of a Post Liberal Theory of Education; The Cultural Dimensions of Education Computing: Understanding the Non-Neutrality of Technology ; and (co-authored with David Flinders) Responsive Teaching: An Ecological Approach to Classroom Patterns of Language, Culture, and Thought .

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

1. The Cultural Aspects of the Ecological Crisis

2. The Conservative Misinterpretation of the Educational Crisis

3. The Liberal Impasse: Technocrats and Emancipators

4. Anthropocentrism in Textbooks

5. Toward Deep Changes in the Educational Process

6. The Political and Spiritual Dimensions of the Ecological Crisis: Toward a New Sense of Balance

Notes

Chapter 1. Cultural Aspects of the Ecological Crisis

Chapter 2. Conservative Misinterpretation

Chapter 3. Liberal Impasse

Chapter 4. Anthropocentrism in Textbooks

Chapter 5. Toward Deep Changes

Chapter 6. Political and Spiritual Dimensions

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index.

ISBN:

0-7914-9729-1

OCLC:

923396846