TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultivating a value for non-human interests through the convergence of animal welfare, animal rights, and deep ecology in environmental education
AU - Kopnina, Helen
AU - Cherniak, Brett
PY - 2015/11/25
Y1 - 2015/11/25
N2 - While the original objective of environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) acquired an awareness of the natural world and its current plight, animal welfare (AW), animal rights (AR), and deep ecology (DE) have often been absent within EE and ESD. AW and AR focus their attention on individual animals, while the DE perspective recognizes the intrinsic value of the environment. In this article, we shall discuss how the integration of these three approaches within EE/ESD can and should be improved, with particular reference to the ethical underpinnings of educational scholarship and practice. This article will argue that these three positions are well placed to enhance the democratic practices of EE/ESD through the adoption of an inclusive pluralism that embraces representation of non-human species and recognizes their interests.
AB - While the original objective of environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) acquired an awareness of the natural world and its current plight, animal welfare (AW), animal rights (AR), and deep ecology (DE) have often been absent within EE and ESD. AW and AR focus their attention on individual animals, while the DE perspective recognizes the intrinsic value of the environment. In this article, we shall discuss how the integration of these three approaches within EE/ESD can and should be improved, with particular reference to the ethical underpinnings of educational scholarship and practice. This article will argue that these three positions are well placed to enhance the democratic practices of EE/ESD through the adoption of an inclusive pluralism that embraces representation of non-human species and recognizes their interests.
KW - Animal rights
KW - Animal welfare
KW - Deep ecology
KW - Education for sustainable development
KW - Environmental education
KW - Environmental ethics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85002927790&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/educsci5040363
DO - 10.3390/educsci5040363
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85002927790
VL - 5
SP - 363
EP - 379
JO - Education Sciences
JF - Education Sciences
SN - 2227-7102
IS - 4
ER -