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Epistemological Renewal and Environmental Education: Science in Context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2015

Barbara Bader
Barbara Bader*
Affiliation:
Université Laval, Canada
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†Département d'études sur l'enseignement et l'apprentissage, Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, Université Laval, Québec, G1K 7P4, Canada. Email: barbara.bader@fse.ulaval.ca
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Abstract

The instrumental relationship to nature and the realist epistemology that dominate the analysis of contemporary environmental issues have prompted me to develop an interest in a socialized conception of science in environmental education (EE) so as to throw into question a certain overappreciation of scientific expertise whenever the environment is at issue. This interest in an epistemological renewal has also impelled me to favour the socioconstructivist model of cognition in EE. The relevance of these various aspects is presented to the reader as the extension of a necessary epistemological renewal in EE, as various authors in this field of research have advocated.

Keywords

Instrumental relationship to natureepistemology and sociology of science in Environmental Educationsocioconstructivist model of cognition
Type
Research Article
Information
Australian Journal of Environmental Education , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , 2004 , pp. 13 - 22
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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