Book chapter
Through school: ecologising schooling: a tale of two educators
The socioecological educator: a 21st century renewal of physical, health, environment and outdoor education, pp.153-171
Springer
2014
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Abstract
Drawing on two auto-ethnographic narratives, this chapter ponders and considers the environmental education dimension of the socio-ecological educator’s role. Carol’s contribution provides examples of a socio-ecological approach that she has witnessed at a small, independent Canadian school. She begins with a brief summary of her own history and a short explanation of some of the multiple identities that have influenced her being, knowing and becoming as a socio-ecological educator. Amy’s contribution draws on her research and practice as a socio-ecological educator in a school-community context. The community that Amy teaches in is her classroom and in this chapter she draws on one specific example in teaching pre-service teachers to be, know and become socio-ecological educators. She begins with a brief summary of her own history and the various identities that influenced her development as a socio-ecological educator. The chapter is foregrounded by acknowledging that it is situated within our own theories and experiences as researchers, educators, environmentalists, parents and indeed as human beings/citizens. While we share our stories here, we do so as a pathway or guise for readers to ask their own questions about what environmental education is and in particular its’ positioning within the dynamic role of the socio-ecological educator.
Details
- Title
- Through school: ecologising schooling: a tale of two educators
- Creators
- Amy Cutter-Mackenzie - Southern Cross UniversityCarol Fulton - University of Regina
- Contributors
- Brian Wattchow (Editor of compilation)Ruth Jeanes (Editor of compilation)Laura Alfrey (Editor of compilation)Trent Brown (Editor of compilation)Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles (Editor of compilation) - Southern Cross University, School of EducationJusten O'Connor (Editor of compilation)
- Publication Details
- The socioecological educator: a 21st century renewal of physical, health, environment and outdoor education, pp.153-171
- Publisher
- Springer; Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Identifiers
- 2035; 991012821271102368
- Copyright
- © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education; School of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter