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This book juxtaposes a representation of environmental education centres around the globe with centres within the New South Wales Department of Education in Australia. As terminology shifted from nature study and conservation education to environmental education then "environmental and sustainability education" within "sustainable development" the centres embodied and encompassed this evolution. The book traces the centres' journeys through the phenomenon of the 1970s growth in socially conscious governance, to 1980s-1990s public managerialism, to the tightening tentacles of capitalism. The complexity of education as a socio-political endeavour is made explicit. Themes including the changing dynamics of caring for the environment, and bureaucratic and political manoeuvring, in addition to the effects of activism and globalisation are viewed through a centre lens as the centres survive and thrive in ever increasing neoliberal times. The book will appeal to teachers, academics and bureaucrats interested in the history and politics of environmental education.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Environmental Education Centres: Place and Purpose.- Chapter 2. Western Awakening: A Journey to Environmental Awareness.- Chapter 3. Environmental Education Centres: A Philosophical Perspective.- Chapter 4. Silhouette and Source of Colonialisation: Australia's Struggles.- Chapter 5. Seeding Change: Genesis of New South Wales Department of Education Environmental Education Centres.- Chapter 6. The Spectrum of Support: Personal to Global Structures.- Chapter 7. From Vision to Reality: Establishing EECs in New South Wales.- Chapter 8. Growth Amid Change: Institutionalisation and Rationalisation.- Chapter 9. Navigating Adversity: Thriving Through Highs and Lows.- Chapter 10. Global Flourishing: Examples of EECs Manifestation.- Chapter 11. Global Echoes, NSW Reflections: A Study of EECs with NSW Insights.- Chapter 12. Challenging Times: Changing tides-Meeting Critical Juncture.
About the author
Anne Marie (Anni) Ross is an education researcher, project manager and educator with a focus on environmental and sustainability education. She works at the University of Newcastle, Australia, as a sessional academic and researcher (17 years), including teaching education for ecologically sustainable communities (2012-14) and managing the School Climate Change Initiative (2007-09) evaluation. Anni dreams of and, at times, contributes to a changing world paradigm.
