Ethical Literacies and Education for Sustainable Development Young P
This book explores the ethical dimensions surrounding the development of education for sustainable development within schools, and examines these issues through the lens of ethical literacy. The book argues that teaching children to engage with nature is
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Ethical Literacies and Education for Sustainable Development Young People, Subjectivity and Democratic Participation Edited by Olof Franck and Christina Osbeck
Ethical Literacies and Education for Sustainable Development
Olof Franck • Christina Osbeck Editors
Ethical Literacies and Education for Sustainable Development Young People, Subjectivity and Democratic Participation
Editors Olof Franck Department of Pedagogical Curricular and Professional Studies University of Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden
Christina Osbeck Department of Pedagogical Curricular and Professional Studies University of Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden
ISBN 978-3-319-49009-0 ISBN 978-3-319-49010-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-49010-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017937888 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image © saemilee / Getty images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Four Tracks This book highlights challenging perspectives on how to embrace the development of sustainability education, and focuses on ethical dimensions which transcend the four key cornerstones that are often mentioned with reference to such an education: the ecological, the economic, the social and the cultural. One track within the chapters illuminates issues relating to the classical questions: what, when, how, for whom and by whom is sustainability education to be embraced with regard to ethical perspectives and ethical challenges in our time? Sustainability education is always, like all kinds of education, situated within certain ecological, social, cultural and economic contexts, which ca
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