Ideological, cultural, and linguistic roots of educational reforms to address the ecological crisis the selected works of C.A. (Chet) Bowers / C.A. Bowers.
| Author/creator | Bowers, C. A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| Description | xv, 249 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections |
| Contents | Where to start in addressing the cultural/linguistic roots of the ecological crisis : challenging the misconceptions underlying modern consciousness -- The cultural aspects of the ecological crisis -- The relational and emergent nature of cultural and natural ecologies -- Language issues that should be the central focus in teacher education and curriculum studies -- Why the George Lakoff and Mark Johnson theory of metaphorical thinking fails to address the linguistic issues related to the ecological crisis -- The cultural construction and uses of data -- The political economy of the cultural commons and the nature of sustainable wealth -- The cultural mediating role of the teacher/professor--across the disciplines -- Educational reforms in an era of global warming and digital insecurities -- The challenge facing educational reformers : making the transition from individual to ecological intelligence -- Gregory Bateson's contribution to understanding ecological intelligence -- Rethinking social justice issues within an eco-justice conceptual and moral framework -- Educational reforms that contribute to democratizing the uses of digital technologies -- The digital revolution and the unrecognized problem of linguistic colonization -- Has the authority of data consigned wisdom to the junk-heap of history? -- Is the digital revolution driven by an ideology? -- Is the digital revolution sowing the seeds of a techno-fascist future? |
| Abstract | "In this volume C.A. (Chet) Bowers, whose pioneering work on education and environmental and sustainability issues is widely recognized and respected around the world, brings together a carefully curated selection of his seminal work on the ideological, cultural, and linguistic roots of the ecological crisis; misconceptions underlying modern consciousness; the cultural commons; a critique of technology; and educational reforms to address these pressing concerns. In the World Library of Educationalists, international scholars themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/practical contributions - so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands of their work and see their contribution to the development of a field, as well as the development of the field itself. Contributors to the series include : Michael Apple, James A. Banks, Joel Spring, William F. Pinar, Stephen J. Ball, Elliot Eisner, Howard Gardner, John Gilbert, Ivor F. Goodson, Peter Jarvis"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017044338 |
| ISBN | 9781138722620 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |