The Ecology of Learning: Sustainability, Lifelong Learning and Everyday Life

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Taylor & Francis, Sep 23, 2010 - Business & Economics - 256 pages
Your house is flooded by 'unseasonal' heavy rain. What do you learn from this experience? Do you shrug your shoulders and call your insurer? Or do you choose to learn about climate change, switch to renewable energy and lobby politicians? In this insightful book, John Blewitt explores the possibilities for developing a sustainable society through 'lifelong learning' that is, learning that happens in everyday environments and activities as diverse as shopping, community, 'edutainment', information and communication technology, the internet, broadcasting, people's experience of place and space, green building, social networks and consumer culture. Drawing on a range of sociological, anthropological and educational studies as well as new research, The Ecology of Learning is ideal for educators, teachers, corporate trainers and consultants working to integrate environmental education, sustainability and innovation in non-traditional learning situations. The coverage is extensive, with an accessible but informed engagement with both theory and practice and a wide range of examples. Throughout, the voices, stories and experiences of many people are used to illustrate the ways people may reshape our understanding of learning and sustainability.
 

Contents

1 Learning as Sustainability
1
2 Sustainability and the Practice of Everyday Life
31
3 Learning through Leisure
61
4 Building Sustainable Neighbourhoods and Communities
95
5 Social Learning and Community Action
125
6 The Media Sustainability and Learning
157
7 Reschooling Society
189
References
221
Index
233
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John Blewitt is Director of Professional Development and Innovation, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter and co-editor of The Sustainability Curriculum (2004).

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