From Malaise to Re-enchantment: The Spiritual Retreat Centre as a Place of Environmental Adult Education

Adult education’s increasing interests in spirituality and the environment are intertwined against a backdrop of disenchantment and malaise within modern Western society. This article argues that attention should be directed towards environmental adult education responses and programmes located with...

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Autore principale: Groen, Janet 1959- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2013
In: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Anno: 2013, Volume: 3, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 46-55
Altre parole chiave:B Adult learning
B ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
B Spirituality
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Riepilogo:Adult education’s increasing interests in spirituality and the environment are intertwined against a backdrop of disenchantment and malaise within modern Western society. This article argues that attention should be directed towards environmental adult education responses and programmes located within a humanistic orientation to learning: an example being self-directed activities that weave together spirituality, nature and learning within the spiritual retreat centre.
ISSN:2044-0251
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1179/2044024313Z.0000000004