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Sterling, Stephen – 2001
Today, most learning is functional or informational learning, which is oriented towards socialization and vocational goals that take no account of sustainability. This has been reinforced in Western educational systems by the introduction of a managerial view of education which has paralleled recent economic restructuring. This modernist…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Criticism, Ecology
Peer reviewedSterling, Stephen R. – Environmentalist, 1985
Proposes that a new systemic, organic world view is needed to guide future thought and action for the environment. States that an understanding of history is critical in the development of an integrative environmental ethic. Also offers a philosophical framework that recognizes the integrity of human communities and natural systems. (ML)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Ecology, Environmental Education, Ethics
