Transformative Sustainability Learning References

Literature Reviewed to Discover Barriers and Enticements to Environmental Learning and Action

The references in bold are my favourites. I feel comfortable recom-
mending them to help you implement transformative education for sustainability.

1. Aitchison, J. (1998). Participatory training for development: Training of trainers. Windhoek, Namibia: Out of Africa Publishers.
2. Andrews, E., Camozzi, A., & Puntenney, P. (1994). Action models in adult environmental education: Proceedings and summary of the North American Association for Environmental Education 1991 Conference. Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education.
3. Apps, J. (1991). Mastering the teaching of adults. Malabar, FL: Krieger.
4. Argyris, C. (1982). Reasoning, learning, and action: Individual and organizational. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
5. Bateman, R. (2000). Thinking like a mountain. Toronto: Viking.
6. Bateson, G. (1979). Mind and nature: A necessary unity. New York: E. P. Dutton.
7. Bingham, J. (2002, May). Stick with it. Runner's World, 62-63.
8. Bolen, J. S. (1999). The millionth circle: How to change ourselves and the world. Berkeley: Conari Press.
9. Bookchin, M. (1980). Toward an ecological society. Montreal: Black Rose.
10. Bowers, C. A. (1997). The culture of denial: Why the environmental movement needs a strategy for reforming universities and public schools. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
11. Boyd, D. R. (2001). Northern wild: Best contemporary Canadian nature writing. Vancouver, BC: Greystone.
12. Brookfield, S. (1986). Understanding and facilitating adult learning: A comprehensive analysis of principles and effective practices. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
13. Brower, M., & Leon, W. (1999). The consumer's guide to effective environmental choices: Practical advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists. New York: Three Rivers Press.
14. Burch, M. A. (1994). Adult environmental education: A regional report for North America [Appendix]. In A. Camozzi, Adult environmental education: A workbook to move from words to action (pp. 1-6). Toronto: International Council for Adult Education.
15. Button, J. (1989). How to be green. London: Century.
16. Caffarella, R. (1994). Planning programs for adult learners: A practical guide for educators, trainers and staff developers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
17. Camozzi, A. (1994). Adult environmental education: A workbook to move from words to action. Toronto: International Council for Adult Education.
18. Carson, R. (1962). Silent spring. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett.
19. Chard, P. (1994). The healing Earth: Nature's medicine for the troubled soul. Minnetonka, MN: Northword Press.
20. Clover, D. E. (1995). Theoretical foundations and practice of critical environmental adult education in Canada. Convergence, 28(4), 44-53.
21. Clover, D. E., Follen, S., & Hall, B. (2000). The nature of transformation: Environmental adult education. Toronto: OISE Press.
22. Cohen, M. J. (1997). Reconnecting with nature: Finding wellness through restoring your bond with the Earth. Corvallis, OR: Ecopress.
23. Collins, M. (1998). Critical returns: From andragogy to lifelong education. In S. M. Scott, B. Spencer, & A. M. Thomas (Eds.), Learning for life: Canadian readings in adult education (pp. 46-58). Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing.
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26. Dauncey, G. & Mazza, P. (2001). Stormy weather: 101 solutions to global climate change. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society.
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28. de Visser, A. M. & Myrthu-Nielsen, L. (2002). About the booklet: Introduction. Århus, DK: Eco-Net. Retrieved March 3, 2003, from www.sustainabledevelopment.dk/ intro/index.asp
29. Durning, A. (1992). How much is enough? The consumer society and the future of the Earth. New York: Norton/Worldwatch Books.
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32. Flint, W. (2002). Science, sustainable economic development, and global society. Washington, DC: Five E's Unlimited. Retrieved February 13, 2002, from http://www.eeeee.net/sd_course.htm
33. Forester, J. (1999). Beyond dialogue to transformative learning: How deliberative rituals encourage political judgment in community planning processes. In The deliberative practitioner: Encouraging participatory planning processes (pp. 115-153). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
34. Fox, M. (1983). Original blessing. Santa Fe, NM: Bear & Company.
35. Freire, P. (1998). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum.
36. Frizzell, A., & Pammett, J. H. (Eds.). (1997). Shades of green: Environmental attitudes in Canada and around the world. Ottawa, ON: Carleton University Press.
37. Gardner, G. (2001). Accelerating the shift to sustainability. In L. Starke (Ed.), State of the world 2001 (pp. 189-206). The Worldwatch Institute. New York: W. W. Norton.
38. Gaventa, J. (1993). The powerful, the powerless, and the experts: Knowledge struggles in an information age. In P. Park, M. Brydon-Miller, B. Hall, & T. Jackson (Eds.), Voices of change: Participatory research in the U.S. and Canada (pp. 21-40). Toronto: OISE Press.
39. Gore, A. (1992). Earth in the balance: Ecology and the human spirit. New York: Plume.
40. Gould, R. L. (1990). The therapeutic learning program. In J. Mezirow & Associates, Fostering critical reflection in adulthood: A guide to transformative and emancipatory learning (pp. 134-156). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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47. Hughes, J. D. (1996). North American Indian ecology (2nd ed.). El Paso, TX: Texas Western Press.
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50. Kimmins, H. (1992). Balancing act: Environmental issues in forestry. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.
51. Knudtson, P., & Suzuki, D. (1992). Wisdom of the elders. Toronto: Stoddart.
52. Lake, D. C. (2001). Waging the war of the words: Global warming or heating? Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 6, 52-57.
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54. Leopold, A. (1949). A sand county almanac. New York: Ballantine.
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56. Maccoby, M. (1995). Why work? Motivating the new work force (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Miles River Press.
57. Mack, J. E. (1995). The politics of species arrogance. In T. Roszak, M. Gomes, & A. Kanner (Eds.), Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, healing the mind (pp. 279-287). San Francisco: Sierra Club.
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59. McKenzie-Mohr, D., & Smith, W. (1999). Fostering sustainable behavior: An introduction to community-based social marketing (2nd ed.). Gabriola Island, BC: New Society.
60. Meadows, D. (1989). Harvesting one hundredfold: Key concepts and case studies in environmental education. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP.
61. Merchant, C. (1980). The death of nature: Women, ecology and the scientific revolution. New York: Harper Collins.
62. Merriam, S., & Caffarella, R. (1991). Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
63. Mezirow, J. (1978). Perspective transformation. Adult Education Journal, 28(2), 100-110.
64. Mezirow, J., & Associates. (1990). Fostering critical reflection in adulthood: A guide to transformative and emancipatory learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
65. Nattrass, B., & Altomare, M. (1999). The Natural Step for business: Wealth, ecology and the evolutionary corporation. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society.
66. O’Connor, T. (1995). Therapy for a dying planet. In T. Roszak, M. Gomes, & A. Kanner (Eds.), Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, healing the mind (pp. 149-155). San Francisco: Sierra Club.
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68. Orr, D. W. (1992). Ecological literacy: Education and the transition to a postmodern world, (SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
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