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Art-Based Teaching on Sustainable Development

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Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education

Synonyms

Art for well-being; Art pedagogy for health; Art pedagogy for sustainability; Art therapy; Arts-based teaching; Environmental aesthetics; Environmental art

Definition

Art-based teaching for sustainable development encompass a range of philosophical stances and practices which are deployed intentionally for educational outcomes relevant to sustainability and sustainability development. Such teaching philosophies and practices are typically deployed because of the form of knowledge and knowing they promote, which can be described as experiential, integrative, holistic, complex, anticipatory, and passionate.

Introduction

The connections between art, art-making, education, and responsibility in relation to the wider natural and social world have been given increasing attention over the last 30 years. For example, there have been a variety of journal special issues dedicated to art, education, and ecology (Krug 1997), social justice and social change (Bolin 1999), community and...

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  1. International Thriving at Work Research Group, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

  2. Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Eva Österlind & Julia Fries

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    Ingrid Molderez

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Wall, T., Österlind, E., Fries, J. (2019). Art-Based Teaching on Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_195-1

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