The Ecology of Learning Sustainability, Lifelong Learning and Everyday Life

About this book

Your house is flooded by 'unseasonal' heavy rain. What do you learn from this experience? Do you shrug your shoulders and call your insurer? Or do you choose to learn about climate change, switch to renewable energy and lobby politicians? In this insightful book, John Blewitt explores the possibilities for developing a sustainable society through 'lifelong learning' ? that is, learning that happens in everyday environments and activities as diverse as shopping, community, 'edutainment', information and communication technology, the internet, broadcasting, people's experience of place and space, green building, social networks and consumer culture. Drawing on a range of sociological, anthropological and educational studies as well as new research, The Ecology of Learning is ideal for educators, teachers, corporate trainers and consultants working to integrate environmental education, sustainability and innovation in non-traditional learning situations. The coverage is extensive, with an accessible but informed engagement with both theory and practice and a wide range of examples. Throughout, the voices, stories and experiences of many people are used to illustrate the ways people may reshape our understanding of learning and sustainability.

Contents

- Introduction: The Story of the Flood
- Learning as Sustainability
- Sustainability and the Practice of Everyday Life
- Sustainability, Learning and Environmental Mediascapes
- Learning through Landscapes - Neighbourhood, Space and Community
- Learning Networks and Community Action
- Sustainability Learning through Leisure
- Work, Futures and Lifelong Learning
- Reschooling Society?
- Epilogue
- Appendix on Method
- Bibliography

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Biography

John Blewitt is Director of Lifelong Learning and Professional Studies, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter and co-editor of The Sustainability Curriculum (2004).