One of the Doors: Exploring Contemplative Practices for Transformative Sustainability Education

Authors

Heather L. Burns, Portland State UniversityFollow
Nora Stoelting, Portland State University
Julie Wilcox, Portland State University
Chantal Krystiniak, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Palgrave Handbook of Learning for Transformation

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

In response to a quickly changing world in need, transformative sustainability education (TSE) has emerged as a provocative area of study and practice. TSE draws from both the fields of transformative learning and sustainability education, expanding both with new onto-epistemological perspectives that offer transformative and regenerative opportunities. Here we explore and expand TSE in the context of higher education, and consider how contemplative pedagogies can support TSE. We highlight several contemplative pedagogies that are present in the Leadership for Sustainability Education (LSE) graduate program and share personal stories from recent LSE graduates that showcase the potential of these pedagogies for transformative sustainability learning.

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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84694-7_8

DOI

10.1007/978-3-030-84694-7_8

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37058

Citation Details

Burns H., Stoelting N., Wilcox J., Krystiniak C. (2022) One of the Doors: Exploring Contemplative Practices for Transformative Sustainability Education. In: Nicolaides A., Eschenbacher S., Buergelt P.T., Gilpin-Jackson Y., Welch M., Misawa M. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Learning for Transformation. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84694-7_8