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Wilding Teacher Education: Responding to the Cries of Nature
Jickling, Bob; Blenkinsop, Sean
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, v23 n1 p121-138 2020
The first climate change conference was held in 1979 in Geneva and sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization. Since then there have been many other initiatives and accords along the way. Each report appears to present an evermore grim picture than the previous one. Cumulatively, we have had more than enough science to know what to do, and yet we still hurtle towards catastrophe. From an educational perspective, this paper explores two questions: What will it take to nurture healers and restorers of the earth? And what holds us back? These questions are examined, as they relate to teacher education, through the lens of "wild pedagogies." Two new touchstones explicitly for teacher educators are developed in response.
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Climate, Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Physical Environment, Heuristics, Theory Practice Relationship, Evidence Based Practice, Ecology, Empathy, Imagination
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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