A Contemplative Approach in the Framework of Environmental Education
The Potential of Mindfulness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15445144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irida Tsevreni (0000-0001-8065-1249, University of Thessaly, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-234 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-6073 • E-ISSN: 1558-5468 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/nc.2022.170205 |
| OpenAlex | W4283394089 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article investigates the potential of contemplative learning through mindfulness in the framework of environmental education. Human alienation from the rest of nature and the separation from the more-than-human others are approached under the lens of eco-phenomenology. Fifty undergraduate students at a Pedagogical Department experienced mindfulness techniques in natural places and reflected on their experiences. The research results revealed that mindfulness contributed to the sensorial and embodied experience of nature as well as to their interaction and participation in the more-than-human world. However, difficulties and challenges also emerged. Contemplative environmental learning could contribute to the healing of human alienation from the rest of nature and the establishment of an embodied, sensorial empathy for all living creatures
Aesthetics · Alienation · Compassion · Contemplation · Creatures · Embodied cognition · Empathy · Environmental education · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Mindfulness · Natural (archaeology · Pedagogy · Phenomenology (philosophy · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |