Mrs van der Merwe loves her birds

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Ryan, Elizabeth (Lisa). 2013. "Mrs van der Merwe loves her birds." 7th World Congress on Environmental Education (WEEC 2013). Marrakech, Morocco 09 - 14 Jun 2013 Marrakech, Morocco.
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Mrs van der Merwe loves her birds

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AuthorRyan, Elizabeth (Lisa)
Journal or Proceedings TitleThe Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Environmental Education (WEEC 2013)
Year2013
Place of PublicationMarrakech, Morocco
Web Address (URL) of Paperhttps://www.weec2013.org/index.php?lang=en
Conference/Event7th World Congress on Environmental Education (WEEC 2013)
Event Details
7th World Congress on Environmental Education (WEEC 2013)
Event Date
09 to end of 14 Jun 2013
Event Location
Marrakech, Morocco
Abstract

Developing 'an ethic of care' is a key focus for environmental educators. Thinking around this issue has often drawn on ideas from environmental philosophy and psychology, locating such issues as the preserve of the individual. A postcolonial reading of an ethics of care adopts a relational, historicised, and fractured perspective-challenging the ways such concepts are assumed to be universal. This paper examines representations from South Africa of an ethic of care. It problematizes the notion of a universal ethical standard and thereby leaves space for contested and hybrid notions of care.

Keywordspostcolonialism; environmental ethics; cross-cultural representations; South Africa; Eco-Schools; Cultural Studies; Curriculum and Pedagogy
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390105. Environmental education curriculum and pedagogy
390203. Sociology of education
500304. Environmental philosophy
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Byline AffiliationsGriffith University
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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