On the certainty of entanglements with ecocide: pragmatic action for responsive pedagogy inspired by ecological psychology and permaculture

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Finn, Roxanne and Phillips, Louise Gwenneth. 2023. "On the certainty of entanglements with ecocide: pragmatic action for responsive pedagogy inspired by ecological psychology and permaculture." Educational Review. 75 (1), p. 115–133. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.2001438
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On the certainty of entanglements with ecocide: pragmatic action for responsive pedagogy inspired by ecological psychology and permaculture

ERA Journal ID20015
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsFinn, Roxanne and Phillips, Louise Gwenneth
Journal TitleEducational Review
Journal Citation75 (1), p. 115–133
Number of Pages19
Year2023
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN0013-1911
1465-3397
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.2001438
Web Address (URL)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131911.2021.2001438
Abstract

Inspired by youth concerns for environmental justice and pathways forward that sustain diverse biology, we draw upon ecological psychology to theorise learning. This novel proposition, against the tide of cognitive constructivism, proffers a non-dualist paradigm more aligned with the purpose and intent of those seeking ecological justice and responds to calls for theory to support place-based education. Additionally, theory from ecological psychology lends support for understanding how ecocide is sustained and why work that inspired the environmental movement over half a century ago, such as Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring has seemingly remained ignored and derided in the broader public realm. We provide some clues as to how that ignorance is perpetuated via understandings of perceptual learning theory. Finally, we map a pathway forward to respond with permaculture activism and offer a unique and solutions-based narrative that inspires hope in the face of catastrophe.

Keywordsactivism; Ecocide; ecological psychology; learning theory; pedagogy; permaculture
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