Education through smoke and ash
Thinking without method and the argument for a post-growth education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21570424 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ricky John White (0000-0001-6555-9065, Monash University, corresponding author), Melissa Joy Wolfe (0000-0001-9951-9942, Southern Cross University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 462-475 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Environmental Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0814-0626 • E-ISSN: 2049-775X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/aee.2022.33 |
| OpenAlex | W4287958847 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 47 |
This paper speculates as to the material consequences of the ecological crisis for the current objectives of the education system in the State of Victoria. Drawing upon new materialist thought, it presents a post-qualitative inquiry into the lead author’s experiences as an educator during a 2014 fire event in the Latrobe Valley region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, known as the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire. By engaging in thinking without method it unfolds an argument that a political preference for certain theories has resulted in economic growth becoming a key objective of Victoria’s education system. It explores alternative theoretical perspectives, including the theory that there are limits to growth. This theoretical shift implies that any meaningful response to the ecological crisis will require a transition to a post-growth society. The paper considers the implication of this alternative theory for the current objectives of the education system in the State of Victoria. In so doing, it considers what it might mean if we accepted our response-ability to educate for a post-growth society rather than for a society surrounded by smoke and ash
Economics · Epistemology · Materialism · Political science · Politics · Preference · Project commissioning · Publishing · Social science · Sociology · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Law · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |