Ecopedagogy [electronic book] : critical environmental teaching for planetary justice and global sustainable development / Greg William Misiaszek.

By: Misiaszek, Gregery William, 1973- [author].

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BookSeries: Bloomsbury critical education.Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781350083790 (hardback); 9781350212701 (paperback); 9781350083806 (e-book); 9781350083820 (e-book).Subject(s): Environmental education

| Critical pedagogy

| Sustainable development

DDC classification: 363.70071 Online resources: e-Book

Contents:

Ecopedagogy : an introduction -- Ecopedagogical literacy : reading the world within earth -- Freirean reinventions : ecopedagogy -- Teaching for ecopedagogical praxis : theories, disciplines, and positionalities -- Reading through diverse epistemologies and methodologies -- Reading through citizenships : “development,” “livelihood,” and “sustainability” -- Limit situations of ecopedagogies : post-truthism and the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Summary: "To stop the downward spiral of intensifying environmental violence that inevitably leads to social violence we, as humans, need to better understand what is at stake and to determine how to make changes at the root levels. Ecopedagogy is centered on understanding the struggles of and connections between human acts of environmental and social violence. Greg W. Misiaszek argues that ecopedagogies grounded in critical, Freirean pedagogies construct learning that leads to human actions geared towards increased social and environmental justice and planetary sustainability. Throughout the book he discusses the need for teaching, reading, and researching through problematizing the causes of socio-environmental violence, including oppressive processes of globalization and constructs of "development", "economics", and "citizenship", to name a few, that emerge from socio-historical oppressions (e.g., colonialization, racism, patriarchy, neoliberalism, xenophobia, epistemicide) and dominance over the rest of nature. Misiaszek concludes with ecopedagogies' challenges within the current post-truth era and possibilities of reimagining UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"-- Provided by publisher.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

To stop the downward spiral of intensifying environmental violence that inevitably leads to social violence we, as humans, need to better understand what is at stake and to determine how to make changes at the root levels. Ecopedagogy is centered on understanding the struggles of and connections between human acts of environmental and social violence. Greg W. Misiaszek argues that ecopedagogies grounded in critical, Freirean pedagogies construct learning that leads to human actions geared towards increased social and environmental justice and planetary sustainability. Throughout the book he discusses the need for teaching, reading, and researching through problematizing the causes of socio-environmental violence, including oppressive processes of globalization and constructs of "development", "economics", and "citizenship", to name a few, that emerge from socio-historical oppressions (e.g., colonialization, racism, patriarchy, neoliberalism, xenophobia, epistemicide) and dominance over the rest of nature. Misiaszek concludes with ecopedagogies' challenges within the current post-truth era and possibilities of reimagining UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ecopedagogy : an introduction -- Ecopedagogical literacy : reading the world within earth -- Freirean reinventions : ecopedagogy
-- Teaching for ecopedagogical praxis : theories, disciplines, and positionalities -- Reading through diverse epistemologies and methodologies -- Reading through citizenships : “development,” “livelihood,” and “sustainability” -- Limit situations of ecopedagogies : post-truthism and the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

"To stop the downward spiral of intensifying environmental violence that inevitably leads to social violence we, as humans, need to better understand what is at stake and to determine how to make changes at the root levels. Ecopedagogy is centered on understanding the struggles of and connections between human acts of environmental and social violence. Greg W. Misiaszek argues that ecopedagogies grounded in critical, Freirean pedagogies construct learning that leads to human actions geared towards increased social and environmental justice and planetary sustainability. Throughout the book he discusses the need for teaching, reading, and researching through problematizing the causes of socio-environmental violence, including oppressive processes of globalization and constructs of "development", "economics", and "citizenship", to name a few, that emerge from socio-historical oppressions (e.g., colonialization, racism, patriarchy, neoliberalism, xenophobia, epistemicide) and dominance over the rest of nature. Misiaszek concludes with ecopedagogies' challenges within the current post-truth era and possibilities of reimagining UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction.: Bloomsbury Collections. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Misiaszek's role as the associate director of the Paulo Freire Institute at UCLA situates him well to write about ecopedagogy. Grounded in Freire's popular education philosophies, ecopedagogy seeks to counter global environmental and social injustices through praxis. This highly theoretical book is divided into four sections. The first introduces ecopedagogy--its key aspects and how it can be implemented in educational and research spheres. The second outlines how Freirie's work lays the foundation for ecopedagogy. The third discusses the connections between ecopedagogy, other forms of critical education, citizenship, and sustainable development. Finally, the fourth section explores the challenges to ecopedagogical approaches in an era of "post-truthism" and ways to make the UN Sustainable Development Goals stronger. Although certain sections feel repetitive and dense, university-level educators can glean much food for thought from this book to examine their own teaching and research practices. Ultimately, Misiaszek (Beijing Normal Univ., China and Univ. of California, Los Angeles) argues for the deep examination of socio-environmental issues from a variety of viewpoints to work toward change that will reverse the course of destruction on which the world finds itself. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. --Eileen G. Harrington, Universities at Shady Grove

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Greg William Misiaszek is Associate Professor at the Institute of Education Theories, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, China, and Associate Director of the Paulo Freire Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA.