Lifelong learning, well-being, and climate justice activism
Exploring social movement learning among Australia’s Knitting Nannas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6151095 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larraine Larri (0000-0002-1593-2463, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-1 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2424-8606 • E-ISSN: 2424-8150 |
| Publisher | AccScience Publishing (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.36922/ijps.381 |
| OpenAlex | W4394895053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The participation of older people in social movement learning presents a unique perspective on lifelong learning opportunities and well-aging in later life. Australia’s Knitting Nannas Against Gas and Greed exemplifies how older women have challenged the “double jeopardy of old age” embodied in ageist sexism and become well-regarded anti-coal seam gas environmental activists. This article explores how engagement in environmental activism has fostered a learning ecology, which promotes transformative and emancipatory learning dispositions that benefit well-aging. A significant gap exists in transformative environmental adult educational research in relation to the motivation for and engagement of older women in environmentalism. Drawing on my Ph.D. research, I identify how women acquire environmental and ecological literacy, develop activist skills, and cultivate emancipatory learning dispositions. They benefit from being part of a supportive community of older women, enhancing their quality of life. This phenomenon is referred to as “Nannagogy
Aesthetics · Art · Climate change · Climate justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Lifelong learning · Movement (music · Pedagogy · Political science · Social justice · Social learning · Social movement · Sociology · Law · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Ecology
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |