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The Ecology of Home

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. David B. Zandvliet

    1. Simon Fraser University, Canada

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  • The book combines an ethnographic writing style with traditional theoretical writing on the topics of ecological and environmental education
  • The book utilises the author’s own creative works entirely – using original poetry and photography to supplement the theoretical writing
  • The author organises the entire work using a metaphorical device (home) to organise the content around the accessible idea of home-building

Part of the book series: Researching Environmental Learning (RELE)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Rediscovering Home

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 1-7

  3. Lost in the ‘Technosphere’

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 9-14

  4. Ecology

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 15-25

  5. Growing a Home

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 27-35

  6. Economy

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 37-49

  7. Rumah Kedua

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 51-60

  8. Ecumene

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 61-69

  9. Inhabitation

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 71-82

  10. The Ecology of Home

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 83-90

  11. A Living Home

    • David B. Zandvliet
    Pages 91-99

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 101-105
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About this book

Education researchers worldwide face a basic question: Is their purpose to use people to develop knowledge, or use knowledge to develop people  This book offers an exploration to this fundamental question by examining what three core disciplines – ecology, economics, and ecumenism – have in common. These disciplines have roots in the ancient Greek notion of the household (oikos). By examining some complementary and competing principles among the disciplines, the book uncovers some commonalities between science, economics and religion, that support a holistic view of ecology or ecological education.  The format for the discussion comprises a number of selected academic chapters on each of the topics above as well as a number of other creative media which include drawings figures, prose, poetry and photography which creatively draws connections among the diverse and interdisciplinary concepts and theories presented. In addition, the content of this book has attempted minimize academic jargon to make the ideas more accessible to an audience of academics, teachers and a wider general audience.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Simon Fraser University, Canada

    David B. Zandvliet

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Ecology of Home

  • Authors: David B. Zandvliet

  • Series Title: Researching Environmental Learning

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-579-1

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-579-1Published: 25 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 106

  • Topics: Education, general

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