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This book draws on and contributes to critical work in the fields of global education, futures education and education for sustainability. It brings together leading-edge issues pertinent to these fields and to education more widely. This book is an exploration of the role that education should play in times of accelerated and hazardous change. It focuses on three of the most pressing issues facing society today: climate change, peak oil and the limits to growth. Taken together these problems are likely to result in a future for which society is currently ill-prepared. The book highlights the crucial role that education can play in helping prepare students for the transition to a zero carbon society.
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CONTENTS: Foreword by David Orr; Introduction: Thinking globally; PART ONE: TROUBLED TIMES. 1. Changing climate 2. Easy oil; 3. Growing limits; PART TWO: FACING THE CHALLENGE. 4. Acknowledging feelings; 5. Questioning the future; 6. Accepting transition; PART THREE: SOURCES OF HOPE. 7. The nature of hope; 8. Sharing success stories; 9. Visualizing the future. PART FOUR: EDUCATION FOR TRANSITION. 10. Post-carbon scenarios; 11. Tasks for educators; Epilogue; References; Index
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David Hicks is a freelance educator and formerly professor in the School of Education, Bath Spa University. He has a particular interest in teaching and learning about more sustainable futures.
