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(Re)connecting children with nature? A sociological study of environmental education in Ireland.
(2014)
O'Malley, Sarah
(Re)connecting children with nature? A sociological study of environmental education in Ireland.
(2014)
O'Malley, Sarah
Abstract:
The outcome of environmental education to solve the ecological crises by producing an environmentally sustainable society is uncertain. The marginalisation of environmental education in mainstream education, its precarious position within broader concepts of (environmental) sustainability and the lack of critical evaluation of current practices finds it characterised by anecdotal narratives. It is claimed that modernisation is leading to childrens growing (dis)connect with the natural environment and brings additional responsibility to the relationship between society and the natural environment. But does environmental education (re)connect children with the natural environment, and to what extent is it (in)effective? Through a detailed examination of the evolution of environmental education in Ireland, this thesis makes an original contribution to the field of environmental education research while also offering useful insights for environmental education policy and practice. Qua...
http://hdl.handle.net/10379/4784
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