Curriculum, environment, and the work of C.A. Bowers : ecological and cultural perspectives / edited by Audrey M. Dentith [and 3 others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to the curriculum and environmental scholarship of C.A. (Chet) Bowers / David J. Flinders -- Excerpt for Part I from: Bowers, C.A. (1996). The cultural dimensions of ecological literacy -- Co/inspiriting ecological conversations with Chet A. Bowers (1935-2017) and Ted T. Aoki (1919-2012) / Jennifer S. Thom -- Reconceptualizing 'eExperience' for the anthropocene / Kathleen Kesson -- Beyond the binary of Bowers / Jeff Edmundson -- Steps to an ecology of mindful teaching in friluftsliv (outdoor life) education : revisiting the works of C.A. Bowers and Arne Naess for a deep ecocultural approach / Per Ingvar Haukeland -- Excerpt from: Bowers, C. (2016). Reforming higher education in an era of ecological crisis and growing digital insecurity -- On traditions and the commons : a material feminist analysis / Audrey M. Dentith -- A curriculum of the commons : learning in Detroit and beyond / Rebecca A. Martusewicz -- Lessons from a pandemic : can we reclaim our cultural and environmental commons? / Susan Huddleston Edgerton -- Excerpt for Part III from: Bowers, C.A. (2002). Toward an eco-justice pedagogy -- Developing ecological literacy as a habit of mind in teacher education through ecojustice progressive curricula / Kelly Young -- Coyote and raven encounter Chet Bowers in conceptual time-space : ecojustice pedagogies of the land / Peter Cole and Pat O'Riley -- Developing literacies through place-based poetic inquiry : a curriculum of movement, travel, and writing / Andrejs Kulnieks -- Ecocritical pedagogies : (re)Imagining education for diversity, democracy and sustainability as eco-justice curriculum / Johnny Lupinacci.

"This edited volume extends ecological approaches to curriculum theory by recognizing and building on the contributions of the late Chet A. Bowers to curriculum and ecological studies globally. Chapters provide in-depth explanation of Bowers' central contributions to the field, including his identification of the linguistic roots of ecological degradation; the need for school curricula to support sustainability; and the principles of cultural commons, eco-justice, and ecological intelligence. Building on these ideas and emphasizing the links between curriculum studies, social justice, and environmental education, the text illustrates how Bowers' ideas must now inform future approaches to schooling, teacher education, and indigenous communities to guard against the global ecological crises we now face. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in curriculum studies, sustainability education, and environmental studies in particular. Those interested in the sociology of education, educational change and school reform will also benefit from the book"-- Provided by publisher.