A social ecological model of education: Economic problems, citizenship solutions

van Tol, J

A social ecological model of education: Economic problems, citizenship solutions

van Tol, J

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Publisher:: Taylor and Francis Group
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: The Journal of Environmental Education, 2023
Issue Date:: 2023-11-30

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dc.contributor.author	van Tol, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1629-5478
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-30T22:39:37Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-30T22:39:37Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-30
dc.identifier.citation	The Journal of Environmental Education, 2023
dc.identifier.issn	0095-8964
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173624
dc.description.abstract	This article develops a model of education from Murray Bookchin’s social ecology by demonstrating how “the economy,” specifically growth and employment, intervenes between the environment and education, impeding the goal of environmental education. By reformulating Bookchin’s central claim in terms of power, rather than domination, the argument for limits to growth is strengthened and gives rise to a necessary feature of ecological sustainability; namely, the collective imposition of limits on throughput, the technical term for resource use. To make such collective action effective, the model proposes that active citizenship become a more common aim of education, especially in relation to the increasingly narrow goal of education for employment.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
dc.relation.ispartof	The Journal of Environmental Education
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dc.subject	05 Environmental Sciences, 12 Built Environment and Design, 13 Education
dc.subject.classification	Education
dc.subject.classification	33 Built environment and design
dc.subject.classification	39 Education
dc.subject.classification	41 Environmental sciences
dc.title	A social ecological model of education: Economic problems, citizenship solutions
dc.type	Journal Article
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This article develops a model of education from Murray Bookchin’s social ecology by demonstrating how “the economy,” specifically growth and employment, intervenes between the environment and education, impeding the goal of environmental education. By reformulating Bookchin’s central claim in terms of power, rather than domination, the argument for limits to growth is strengthened and gives rise to a necessary feature of ecological sustainability; namely, the collective imposition of limits on throughput, the technical term for resource use. To make such collective action effective, the model proposes that active citizenship become a more common aim of education, especially in relation to the increasingly narrow goal of education for employment.

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