Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World by David

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The essays in this volume were written between 1984 and 1989 for different audiences and for different purposes. They represent an extended reflection on the crisis of sustainability now looming before the modern world, and what this portends for the theory and practice of education.

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The most important discoveries of the 20th century exist not in the realm of science, medicine, or technology, but rather in the dawning awareness of the earth's limits and how those limits will affect human evolution. Humanity has reached a crossroad where various ecological catastrophes meet what some call sustainable development. While a great deal of attention has been given to what governments, corporations, utilities, international agencies, and private citizens can do to help in the transition to sustainability, little thought has been given to what schools, colleges, and universities can do. Ecological Literacy asks how the discovery of finiteness affects the content and substance of education. Given the limits of the earth, what should people know and how should they learn it?

Author Biography

David W. Orr is Professor of Environmental Studies at Oberlin College, and co-founder of the Meadowcreek Project, a non-profit environmental education organization. He is co-author of The Global Predicament, and co-editor of the SUNY Press series Environmental Public Policy.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part One: THE ISSUE OF SUSTAINABILITY I. The Problem of Sustainability II. Two Meanings of Sustainability III. A Tale of Two Systems: Sustainability in International Perspectives IV. Fragments of Strategy Part Two: EDUCATION V. Ecological Literacy VI. The Liberal Arts, the Campus, and the Biosphere: An Alternative to Bloom's Vision of Education VII. A Prerequisite to the Great Books of Allan Bloom: A Syllabus for Ecological Literacy VIII. Place and Pedagogy IX. Education and Sustainability: An Approach X. What is Education For? XI. Is Environmental Education an Oxymoron? Part Three: WHAT KNOWLEDGE? FOR WHAT PURPOSES? XII. Having Failed to Manage Ourselves, We Will Now Manage the Planet? An Opinion from the Back Forty XIII. What Good is a Rigorous Research Agenda if You Don't Have a Decent Planet to Put it On? (Apologies to Thoreau) XIV. Food Alchemy and Sustainable Agriculture XV. Epilogue Notes Index

Review

"It is ahead of its time, and the momentum is clearly moving in the right direction. In a country that is now concerned about the failure of its public (and much of its private) education system, this book could be very influential. It addresses some of the same concerns as The Closing of the American Mind, but it is an incomparably better book, a 21st century book. I believe that the future of this country and western society depends upon public receipt of this message. Orr has exceptional vision." - David Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University "It is ahead of its time, and the momentum is clearly moving in the right direction. In a country that is now concerned about the failure of its public (and much of its private) education system, this book could be very influential. It addresses some of the same concerns as The Closing of the American Mind, but it is an incomparably better book, a 21st century book. I believe that the future of this country and western society depends upon public receipt of this message. Orr has exceptional vision." - David Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University

Long Description

The most important discoveries of the 20th century exist not in the realm of science, medicine, or technology, but rather in the dawning awareness of the earth's limits and how those limits will affect human evolution. Humanity has reached a crossroad where various ecological catastrophes meet what some call sustainable development. While a great deal of attention has been given to what governments, corporations, utilities, international agencies, and private citizens can do to help in the transition to sustainability, little thought has been given to what schools, colleges, and universities can do. Ecological Literacy asks how the discovery of finiteness affects the content and substance of education. Given the limits of the earth, what should people know and how should they learn it?

Review Quote

"It is ahead of its time, and the momentum is clearly moving in the right direction. In a country that is now concerned about the failure of its public (and much of its private) education system, this book could be very influential. It addresses some of the same concerns as The Closing of the American Mind, but it is an incomparably better book, a 21st century book. I believe that the future of this country and western society depends upon public receipt of this message. Orr has exceptional vision." -- David Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University "It is ahead of its time, and the momentum is clearly moving in the right direction. In a country that is now concerned about the failure of its public (and much of its private) education system, this book could be very influential. It addresses some of the same concerns as The Closing of the American Mind, but it is an incomparably better book, a 21st century book. I believe that the future of this country and western society depends upon public receipt of this message. Orr has exceptional vision." -- David Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University

Details ISBN0791408744 Author David W. Orr Short Title ECOLOGICAL LITERACY Publisher State University of New York Press Language English ISBN-10 0791408744 ISBN-13 9780791408742 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1991 Residence OH, US Birth 1944 Pages 232 Subtitle Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World DOI 10.1604/9780791408742 Place of Publication Albany, NY Country of Publication United States Illustrations Total Illustrations: 0 AU Release Date 1991-11-08 NZ Release Date 1991-11-08 US Release Date 1991-11-08 UK Release Date 1991-11-08 Series SUNY series in Constructive Postmodern Thought Publication Date 1991-11-08 Imprint State University of New York Press Alternative 9780791408735 DEWEY 190 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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