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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956793203321

Autore

Laura R. S (Ronald S.)

Titolo

Empathetic education : an ecological perspective on educational knowledge / / Ronald S. Laura and Mathew C. Cotton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Falmer, 1999

ISBN

1-135-71094-5

0-203-08632-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Knowledge, identity, and school life series ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

CottonMatthew C

Disciplina

333.707

Soggetti

Environmental education

Knowledge, Theory of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Price We Pay for Technology -- Chapter 2. Why Educational Knowledge Is Neither Theory Free Nor Value Free -- Chapter 3. Educational Ideology and Indoctrination -- Chapter 4. The Reductionist Ghost in the Educational Machine -- Chapter 5. Towards a Reconstruction of the Foundations of Environmental Education -- Chapter 6. Extending the Boundaries of Educational Knowledge -- Chapter 7. The Epistemic Resacrilization of Nature -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book argues that the knowledge base behind current teaching is flawed, and the resulting mind-sets and attitudes are often counterproductive to the aims of environmental education.