Storying our Relationship with Nature

Educating the Heart and Cultivating Courage Amidst the Climate Crisis

AvAmanda Fiore,Jing Lin

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

This book takes readers on a journey that is part storytelling, part academic analysis, and part spiritual exploration. The authors identify the climate emergency as a breakdown in spiritual consciousness which fails to recognize our deep interconnection with Nature. To meet this crisis of spirit, Storying Our Relationship with Nature serves as a guide for transforming ourselves and our lives through story and highlights the importance of social and emotional aspects of environmental education.The authors introduce the philosophical and historical foundations of our objectification of Nature as a commodity and describe the effect this view has on our lives. They detail a path forward through storytelling, contemplative practice, Eastern philosophy, and the transformative power of education. Throughout the book, reflective activities provide a space for the reader to personalize their learning, leading the reader towards the book’s central message: once we learn to consciously re-story our relationship with Nature, we can transform our cultural narrative of fatalism and greed into one of love, determination, and possibility, helping us move towards a sustainable future.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-04-04
Mått:138 x 214 x 16 mm
Vikt:263 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350361362

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Pedagogisk teori och filosofi inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Amanda Fiore is a doctoral candidate in International Education Policy at the University of Maryland, USA, and Boren Fellow (Taiwan, 2021). Her research interests include storytelling, contemplative education, power and privilege in global and local contexts, English as an international language, and creative approaches to academic writing. Jing Lin is Harold R. W. Benjamin Professor of International Education at the University of Maryland, USA. She is author or editor of 14 books including Contemplative Pedagogies for Transformative Teaching, Learning, and Being (2019).

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This book can let educators at all levels help students see themselves as part of nature and create a new story that can heal the planet.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionAct I: Understanding Where We Are NowScene 1: Setting the Scene: Stories That Have Formed Us Culturally & PersonallyScene 2: Considering the Spirit: Stories That Have Formed Us SpirituallyAct II: Envisioning A Path ForwardScene 3: Inspiration: Stories of Possibility & LoveScene 4: Spiritual Strength: Tools for Accessing Inner WisdomInterlude: 2 StoriesAct III: From Root to Branch: Considering the Myriad Ways We Learn to BeScene 5: Four Influences on Children Today: Family, School, Environment, & ScreensScene 6: Stories from Students in Beijing: Exploring the Hidden Messages of Traditional CurriculumScene 7: Three Inspirational Models of Education: Contemplative Education, Democratic Schooling, & UniversitiesAct IV: Restorying for ChangeScene 8: “Re-storying” Our Lives: What Does It Mean & How Does it Work? (A Beginner’s Guide)Scene 9: Storying Yourself into Spiritual Balance with Nature: Inspiration for Writing Your StoryConclusionReferencesIndex