Imagining education beyond growth: A post-qualitative inquiry into the educational consequences of post-growth economic thought

Ricky John White

doi:10.1007/s41297-024-00232-3

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Imagining education beyond growth: A post-qualitative inquiry into the educational consequences of post-growth economic thought

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Imagining education beyond growth: A post-qualitative inquiry into the educational consequences of post-growth economic thought

Ricky John White

Curriculum perspectives, Vol.44(4), pp.539-549

01/12/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-024-00232-3

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Education

Sustainability

Post-growth

Degrowth

This paper explores the possible consequences for education of a transition to a post-growth society. Utilising a post-qualitative approach to inquiry, this study begins by analysing post-growth economic literature. It then connects this literature to existing educational scholarship to explore the consequences for education of a transition to a post-growth society. The analysis reveals key features and arrangements proposed in the literature for a post-growth society. It discusses the ways in which education can prepare young people for a future beyond economic growth and speculates as to how education can contribute towards the realisation of this type of society. The paper concludes that education can help prepare students for a post-growth future by focusing on the development of ecological literacy, embracing a place-based approach to education, helping students to comprehend the need for social and economic change, introducing them to a plurality of ideas about how the future might look, developing their capacity to think critically about their future, enhancing their sense of personal autonomy and capacity for self-determination, and supporting their capacity to form strong social relationships.

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Title: Imagining education beyond growth: A post-qualitative inquiry into the educational consequences of post-growth economic thought
Creators: Ricky John White - Southern Cross University, Faculty of Education
Publication Details: Curriculum perspectives, Vol.44(4), pp.539-549
Publisher: Springer
Number of pages: 11
Grant note: Southern Cross University
Identifiers: 991013180411902368
Academic Unit: Faculty of Education
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Imagining education beyond growth: A post-qualitative inquiry into the educational consequences of post-growth economic thought

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