Social learning towards sustainability: Problematic, perspectives and promise

A common thread throughout this special issue is that sustainability is not a destiny one can eventually reach, but rather a continuous learning path towards transformation that should be profound (e.g. affecting moral standards and value systems), transversal (e.g. requiring the involvement of indi...

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Published in:NJAS - Wageningen journal of life sciences 2014-06, Vol.69 (1), p.1-3
Main Authors: Wals, Arjen E.J., Rodela, Romina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Co-creation
Educatie- en competentiestudies
Education and Competence Studies
Education and Learning Sciences
Hybrid learning
Laboratorium voor Geo-informatiekunde en remote sensing
Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing
Learning
Lärande
Multidisciplinary
Natural resource management
Onderwijs- en leerwetenschappen
PE&RC
Pedagogik
Pedagogy
Social learning
Transdisciplinarity
WASS
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Summary:A common thread throughout this special issue is that sustainability is not a destiny one can eventually reach, but rather a continuous learning path towards transformation that should be profound (e.g. affecting moral standards and value systems), transversal (e.g. requiring the involvement of individuals, groups and collectives) and counter-hegemonic (e.g. requiring the exposure and questioning of stubborn routines). From such a vantage point debates about sustainability likely require transdisciplinarity to transcend a singular disciplinary view-point and to allow for the consideration of different perspectives and types of knowledge. The aim of this special issue is to assess the added-value of a social learning perspective on research and action from at least three different ‘disciplinary’ perspectives: systems innovation, natural resource management, and environmental education. Each of these offers a particular perspective on learning, change processes and evolving understandings of sustainable practices.
ISSN:1573-5214
2212-1307
DOI:10.1016/j.njas.2014.04.001