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Publication Date: 2012
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It Takes Two to Tango: Studying How Students Constitute Political Subjects in Discourses on Sustainable Development
Lundegard, Iann; Wickman, Per-Olof
Environmental Education Research, v18 n2 p153-169 2012
A great deal of the ongoing discussion about environmental education and education for sustainable development has to do with democracy and deliberation. Here, for example, the normative approach has been challenged. As an alternative, there is sometimes a call for a curriculum and education that is characterized by democracy, participation, and pluralism. According to this call, it is still far from clear what it actually means to create education in terms of democracy. While the debate is lively, it is not always anchored in empirical research. In this study, three students in a classroom situation talk about resources and solidarity. Using analytical tools developed from a pragmatic base, the study tries to find a methodology to reveal how people create political subjects while engaged in such a discourse. This is associated with the discussion about democracy in education, and the consequences these findings may have in respect of how education on environment and sustainable development can be staged in terms of freedom and pluralism.
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Democracy, Classroom Environment, Sustainable Development, Democratic Values, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Political Issues, Social Values
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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