Neilson, Alison

Disrupting privilege, identity, and meaning : a reflective dance of environmental education.

Rotterdam

Tapei

2008

9789087901820

Abstract: "This narrative about the research journey explores the motivation to study practices of environmental education and the privilege that supports the authors ability to do so. It is about the process of dislodging individual privilege in environmental education research and being part of a community of practice. It is written to invite participation in reciprocal learning/teaching about and knowledge construction of environmental education as collaborative reflexive practice."--Back cover.

Acknowledgments

Preface

Recognizing Patterns - Dancing Stories
Introduction
Carefully Telling My Version of a Collaborative Story
Overview of Research Patterns

Pattern One - Three Histories
A History of an Environmental Educator
A History of Environmental Education
A History of Environmental Education Research
Synopsis of Pattern One

Pattern Two - Ethics, Principles and Structure
Principles of This Research
Synopsis of Pattern Two

Pattern Three – Unspiralling My Narrative
Unspiralling My Narrative
Environments in Practice and Research
Participant Search
Data Collection/Creation
Critical Thoughts Underlying the Research Practice
Critical Theories of Environmental Education
Synopsis of Pattern Three

Pattern Four – Conservations among Participants
Overlapping Conversations
Stories of the Environment
Stories about Education
Synopsis of Pattern Four

Pattern Five – Reflecting on Research
Deconstruction Research Practice
Synopsis of Pattern

Pattern Six – Honouring Complexity and Ambiguity
Purposeful Story Telling
Creative Tensions
Being an Environmental Educator

Afterwords

Appendix A: Research Participants

Appendix B: Organizations Contacted for Possible Research Colaboration

Appendix C: Initial Categorisation Analysis of Transcribed Conversations with a Co-Participant

Appendix D: Concept Mapping

Appendix E: Illustrative Analysis

References

Biography

Index