Uncovering environmental and sustainability education themes in Caribbean secondary education certificate (CSEC) English literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12526147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanne Nazir (0000-0001-8832-3223, University of the West Indies, corresponding author), Sharmila Nisha Harry (University of the West Indies) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 951-963 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Education Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4622 • E-ISSN: 1469-5871 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504622.2022.2044455 |
| OpenAlex | W4213419163 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
An examination of school curriculum documents which guide teaching in Caribbean schools indicate that while some efforts have been made to infuse ESE into some subjects, very little progress has been made in incorporating it into the teaching of English. One pedagogical technique to address this situation is ecocriticism. The authors conducted ecocritical analyses of two selections of West Indian prose: For the Life of Laetitia (Hodge 1993 Hodge, M. 1993. For the Life of Laetitia. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. [Google Scholar]) and Breath, Eyes, Memory (Danticat 1994), from the current CSEC English Literature syllabus to unearth the ESE themes in these works and the implications of such analyses for the teaching of ESE. In addition to the conclusion that both prose selections contain ample opportunities for the teaching of ESE within the specific subject, the study indicates that within anglophone Caribbean literature a palpable richness exists that can deepen environmental and sustainability education more broadly. Pedagogical and curricular implications along with practical advice for doing ecocritical readings are discussed
Archaeology · Art · Bachelor · Curriculum · Ecocriticism · Environmental education · Literature · Pedagogy · Sociology · Sustainability · Syllabus · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature · History · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Psychology · Ecology
Ecocriticism and the Mission of ‘English’
Qualitative evaluation and research methods
An Ecocritical Reading of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Environmental and sustainability education in the Caribbean
Laying down a path in walking
Educators’ perceptions of bringing students to environmental consciousness through engaging outdoor experiences
Island Ecologies and Caribbean Literatures 1
Belongers’ Narratives Of Place In Selected Short Stories From Blue Latitudes
Literature, Pedagogy, and Climate Change
The Oxford Handbook of Ecocriticism
Literature and Environment
Postcolonial Ecologies
Ecocriticism and Education for Sustainability
Teaching Ecocriticism and Green Cultural Studies
Daffodils, Rhizomes, Migrations
West Indian Literary History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |