Between the local and the global: The tension of cultivating a bi-directional ecocritical awareness in education

Although numerous approaches to cultivating an ecocritical awareness in students exist, much scholarly dialog has revolved around ecojustice education and ecopedagogy. Whereas the former seeks to cultivate a local ecocritical awareness in students, the latter advocates for a globalized "planeta...

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Published in:The Journal of environmental education 2023-09, Vol.54 (5), p.341-350
Main Author: Werse, Nicholas R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bowers
Citizenship
ecojustice education
ecojustice ethics
ecopedagogy
Education
Environmental education
Environmental justice
Gadotti
Students
Tension
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Summary:Although numerous approaches to cultivating an ecocritical awareness in students exist, much scholarly dialog has revolved around ecojustice education and ecopedagogy. Whereas the former seeks to cultivate a local ecocritical awareness in students, the latter advocates for a globalized "planetary citizenship." While both cultivate an ecocritical awareness, they focus this awareness in different directions: the local and the global. This tension is illustrated by the 2004 disagreement between Gadotti and Bowers. In this article, I use this disagreement as a starting place to examine this tension and challenge the perceived opposition between cultivating a local and a planetary ecojustice awareness.
ISSN:0095-8964
1940-1892
DOI:10.1080/00958964.2023.2238260