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Philosophies of Adult Environmental Education
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Walter, Pierre – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2009
This article offers a typology of philosophical traditions in environmental education for adults, based on five philosophical perspectives of adult education described by Elias and Merriam. These five traditions are liberal, progressive, behaviorist, humanist, and radical adult environmental education, respectively. A summary of each philosophy's…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Environmental Education, Teacher Role, Classification