Young Authors & the Anthropocene: What Story Books Reveal about the Place-Ecological Meaning Constructed by Schoolchildren of Chennai
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| Title: | Young Authors & the Anthropocene: What Story Books Reveal about the Place-Ecological Meaning Constructed by Schoolchildren of Chennai |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Aneesa Jamal (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Environmental Education. 2024 55(6):480-493. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 5 Intermediate Grades Middle Schools Grade 6 Grade 7 Junior High Schools Secondary Education Grade 8 |
| Descriptors: | Teaching Methods, Childrens Writing, Story Grammar, Environmental Education, Animals, Geographic Location, Ecology, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Empathy, Psychological Patterns, Self Concept, Resistance (Psychology), Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Science Education, Elementary School Science, Middle School Students, Elementary School Students |
| Geographic Terms: | India |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00958964.2024.2364190 |
| ISSN: | 0095-8964 1940-1892 |
| Abstract: | This small study reveals the value of story writing as a pedagogical technique in environmental education. The qualitative research conducted in 2020 examines 14 Indian children's place-ecological meaning as expressed in the story books they authored. Thematic analysis of the story books, interviews, journals, creative writing assignments & group discussion revealed that the children's outdoor nature experiences shaped their place-ecological meaning and inspired a striking critique of the necropolitical-geontopolitical Anthropocene regime in local contexts. Children's sense of marginalization forged empathy with the more-than-human, fostering feelings collective identities and resistance, despite muted agency. The research emphasizes that environmental education program should not only build awareness and conscientization among participants but also provide opportunities for expression of meaning-making. The significance of the research lies in it bringing children's voices to the fore as they attempt to examine the Anthropocene from their experiences of local ecologies and places in Chennai, India. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1452758 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This small study reveals the value of story writing as a pedagogical technique in environmental education. The qualitative research conducted in 2020 examines 14 Indian children's place-ecological meaning as expressed in the story books they authored. Thematic analysis of the story books, interviews, journals, creative writing assignments & group discussion revealed that the children's outdoor nature experiences shaped their place-ecological meaning and inspired a striking critique of the necropolitical-geontopolitical Anthropocene regime in local contexts. Children's sense of marginalization forged empathy with the more-than-human, fostering feelings collective identities and resistance, despite muted agency. The research emphasizes that environmental education program should not only build awareness and conscientization among participants but also provide opportunities for expression of meaning-making. The significance of the research lies in it bringing children's voices to the fore as they attempt to examine the Anthropocene from their experiences of local ecologies and places in Chennai, India. |
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| ISSN: | 0095-8964 1940-1892 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00958964.2024.2364190 |
