'We Learned the Language of the Tree' Ecovillages as Spaces of Place-Based Transformative Learning

Autor/inn/en	Pisters, Siri R.; Vihinen, Hilkka; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Wals, Arjen E. J.
Titel	'We Learned the Language of the Tree' Ecovillages as Spaces of Place-Based Transformative Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Transformative Education, 21 (2023) 1, S.59-83 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pisters, Siri R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-3446
DOI	10.1177/15413446211068550
Schlagwörter	Place Based Education; Transformative Learning; Photography; Ecology; Altruism; Creativity; Interpersonal Relationship; Self Concept; Collective Settlements; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Peace; Ethnography; Researchers; Environment; Well Being; Finland; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pädagogische Transformation; Fotografie; Ökologie; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Kreativität; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Selbstkonzept; Schlichtungsverfahren; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Frieden; Ethnografie; Researcher; Forscher; Umwelt; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Finnland
Abstract	This article explores learning processes that underpin ecovillages as place based 'sustainability initiatives'. Through the theoretical lens of place- based transformative learning (PBTL), developed in earlier work (Pisters et al., 2019, 2020), empirical data from life-story interviews and photovoice sessions from three ecovillages is analysed and discussed. The results support, illustrate and deepen the meaning of the four dimensions of the theoretical framework: connection to place, compassionate connection, creativity and transgression. They show how the co-existence of 'community' and 'disruption' is essential in PBTL where community brings connection, cohesion and stability to a change process whereas disruption paves the way for disrupting old structures and experiment with new ones. This article shows how a change in inner consciousness is related to alternative practices and structures that re-define relationships with ourselves, other humans and the material, more-than-human world. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01