Circles of Learning: Creating Opportunity to Give Voice and Bear Witness to Self, Others, and Nature in Environmental Education

ISBN-10
0494759852
ISBN-13
9780494759851
Category
Circle
Pages
132
Language
English
Published
2011
Author
Laura C. Cameron

Description

By asking, "Is Circle (also known as "council") an effective methodology for environmental education?", this thesis explores the significance of creating Circles of learning as a communication process with implications for environmental education and personal transformation. From a phenomenological perspective, I have positioned my research as an autobiographical narrative of what it is to be both researcher (observer) and research instrument (facilitator & participant) as well as creating the conditions for a case study of Circle participants. Further, I held interviews with Circle practitioners and instructors. The premise of Circle is to create an intentional listening space for each person to have a voice and be witnessed as they tell their stories. This paper provides some insight here, and explores how Circle can become an effective means of exploring ecological identity, self-awareness, relationship-building, a sense of community, emotional connections to nature and a sense of wonder within the process. Key words: Circles of learning, Circle, council, communication, transformation, environmental education, phenomenological, emotional, ecological identity, self-awareness, listening, community, connection, nature, wonder.

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