Eco-ethical consciousness requires analyzing cultural roots of ecological harm
Evidence
We offer a model for what we call a cultural ecological analysis so that teachers and their students might begin to really examine the cultural roots of the ecological crisis. And, we argue that learning to recognize the ways of thinking and behaving that have a negative impact on our communities, is part of developing “eco-ethical consciousness,” a way of thinking and acting necessary to creating and protecting just and sustainable communities (Martusewicz & Edmundson, 2005). — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 228
Categorization
- DEFINE: Introduces two core named methods/constructs — cultural ecological analysis and eco-ethical consciousness — the very teaching tools the reader wants.
- SEED: This pair of constructs is the approriate seed for a course-synthesis essay on translating Bowers’ theory into classroom method.
- XREF: connects to: Environmental problems require cultural analysis, not just scientific study — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 234; Environmental crisis roots are epistemological, ethical, and political, a crisis of ideas — Douglas A. Kysar, Regulating from Nowhere: Environmental…, 654; Human marginalization and ecological exploitation share one root of value-hierarchized thought — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 126 (+3 more)