Abstracts
Abstract
The Teach-in on Global Warming Solutions is part of a larger socio-environmental movement concerned with combating climate change. Highlighting the history and elements of the teach-in as a model of learning, the article examines the teach-in movement, using a local event at the University of Calgary as an illustration. Conceptual resources from Vygotsky – the Zone of Proximal Development, and learning as social/relational transaction – are used to illuminate specific aspects of the teach-in. The article concludes by discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the global warming movement regarding public education.
Résumé
Le forum éducatif sur les solutions possibles au réchauffement de la planète est partie intégrante d’un vaste mouvement socio-environnemental visant à lutter contre les changements climatiques. Retraçant l’historique et les éléments du forum qui en font un modèle d’apprentissage en s’appuyant sur un événement ayant eu lieu à l’Université de Calgary, cet article fait l’examen du mouvement des forums éducatifs. Les concepts mis de l’avant par Vygotsky – tels que la zone proximale de développement et la cognition résultant de processus d’interaction socio-relationnelle – sont mis à profit pour illustrer les défis et les opportunités auxquels font face les tenants des mouvements anti-réchauffement climatique en termes d’éducation publique.
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