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Towards an Emergent Curriculum for Climate Justice Adult Educators/Activists

Authors :
Walters, Shirley
von Kotze, Astrid
O'Neil, Joy K. P.
Burt, Jane
February, Colette
Clover, Darlene
Source :
Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Nov 2022 62(3):298-324.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Ecoliteracy is essential for adult educators/activists en route to creating ecoliterate populations. Working cooperatively with other networks in the spirit of a 'solidarity economy', a group within the PIMA network has run a climate justice education programme through a series of webinars. We describe and analyse a case story of an emergent climate justice curriculum in action. We use an ecofeminist analysis to understand the relational entanglement of ecological breakdown, capitalism, colonialism, racism and patriarchy which in part undergird the breaching of planetary boundaries. We identify five inquiry-based themes which are suggestive as coordinates for orientating curricula for adult educators/activists learning climate justice. One of these is the importance of building ecoliterate alliances through collaborative action as we face the 'socio-ecological hurricane' which is bearing down.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1443-1394
Volume :
62
Issue :
3
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Australian Journal of Adult Learning
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1370388
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive