The Risk and Potentiality of Engaging with Sustainability Problems in Education--A Pragmatist Teaching Approach

Autor/inn/en	Van Poeck, Katrien; Östman, Leif
Titel	The Risk and Potentiality of Engaging with Sustainability Problems in Education--A Pragmatist Teaching Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 54 (2020) 4, S.1003-1018 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/1467-9752.12467
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Sustainability; Climate; Problem Solving; Problem Based Learning; Social Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Nachhaltigkeit; Klima; Problemlösen; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Social problem; Soziales Problem
Abstract	This article engages in the discussion about education's role in relation to sustainability problems, a debate characterised by a tension between two legitimate concerns: a concern about the instrumentalisation of education, and a concern for the urgent need of widespread engagement and mobilisation for coping with the consequences of severe socio-ecological problems. The authors argue for an approach that takes both concerns seriously. Drawing on transactional didactic theory--underpinned by a pragmatist perspective on the interplay of continuity and change through the phases of habit, crisis and creativity--they illustrate that engagement with real-world societal problems does not inevitably result in the instrumentalisation of education. It can, on the contrary, open up a space for newness, creativity, freedom and pluralism. Yet, realising this unique educative potential does not happen automatically. It requires specific didactical work, specific forms of teaching. Through a practical example, the authors illustrate how teachers can stage problematic situations and inquiries in such a way that sustainability problems are brought to the table, turned into a common matter of concern and made free by giving the students possibilities to renew the world. Thus, they turn the question whether or not to engage with real-world problems into the question how to do so. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01