Clarifying the Ethical Tendency in Education for Sustainable Development Practice: A Wittgenstein-Inspired Approach

Autor/inn/en	Ohman, Johan; Ostman, Leif
Titel	Clarifying the Ethical Tendency in Education for Sustainable Development Practice: A Wittgenstein-Inspired Approach
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 13 (2008) 1, S.57-72 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1205-5352
Schlagwörter	Educational Practices; Sustainable Development; Environmental Education; Ethics; Moral Values; Moral Development; Value Judgment; Behavior Standards; Social Behavior; Educational Philosophy; Educational Principles; Ideology; Educational Policy; Values Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungspraxis; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ethik; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Moralische Entwicklung; Werturteil; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungsprinzip; Ideologie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Werterziehung
Abstract	This article aims to contribute to the debate about the moral and ethical aspects of education for sustainable development by suggesting a clarification of ethics and morals through an investigation of how these aspects appear in educational practice. The ambition is both to point to the normative dangers of education for sustainable development and the possibilities to enhance pluralism. The Wittgenstein-inspired approach used means that ethics and morals are regarded as expressions of a particular human tendency--the ethical tendency--that is observable in communication. The findings suggest that the ethical tendency appears in three different kinds of situations: "personal moral reactions," "norms for correct behaviour," and "ethical reflections." We discuss the diverse learning conditions of these situations and take specific notice of the risk of indoctrination. (Contains 12 notes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Lakehead University and Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication. Lakehead University Faculty of Education, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Fax: 807-346-7771; e-mail: cjee@lakeheadu.ca; Web site: http://cjee.lakeheadu.ca
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10