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De-imagining and re-invigorating learning with/in/as/for community, through self, other and place
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De-imagining and re-invigorating learning with/in/as/for community, through self, other and place

Maia Osborn, Simone Blom, Helen Widdop Quinton and Claudio Aguayo
Touchstones for deterritorializing socioecological learning : the anthropocene, posthumanism and common worlds as creative milieux, pp.189-230
Palgrave Macmillan
2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12212-6_8
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Community Posthuman Socioecological learning Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics, Business and Management) Continuing and Community Education Learner and Learning Expanding Knowledge in Education
Perceiving learning with/in/as/for community enriches socio-ecological learning and encourages powerful interactions between human and non-human nature. The value and significance of community and collaboration is widely acknowledged, both within and beyond formal education, however perceptions of community have traditionally been human-centric. Furthermore, research and practice frequently indicates that community connections require greater consideration and effort in order to be effectively realised. In response, this chapter positions community as an authentic and essential foundation for socioecological learning, situating learning within the interconnected elements of social and ecological worlds. The authors grapple with the concept of community and situate community with/in/as/for socioecological learning. Their four diverse examples of community connection are shared through research stories, thereby expanding perceptions of community beyond teachers and students using their local social and ecological community as a resource for learning. This exploration illuminates the potential of community to enrich socioecological learning experiences. In essence, this chapter is a storied exploration of community with, from and about places, spaces, students, parents, teachers, researchers, community members and non-human nature.

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