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Preface

Mission

To produce one of the most authoritative guides for ecojustice, place-based educa-
tion, and indigenous knowledge in education.

Promotional Text

Ecojustice philosophy is a way of learning about how we frame the world around
us and why that matters. Ecojustice is not social and environmental justice, but its
priorities span the globe. Therefore, ecojustice recognizes the appropriateness and
significance of learning from place-based experiences and indigenous knowledge
systems rather than depending on some urgent “ecological crises” to advocate for
school and societal change. The idea is that schooling is a small part of the larger
educational domain in which we live and learn. Given these ideas, this book offers
a conversation for developing homegrown talents, narratives, and knowledge; eco-
region awareness; and global relationships. This book provides a nuanced lens for
evaluating educational problems and community conditions while protecting and
conserving the most threatened and vulnerable narratives. These narratives if lost,
would affect us all in ways that should be discussed more fully, where children and
their teachers share some of the responsibility for setting things right. With the
diversity of voices coming together to initiate these conversations around the con-
fluence of ecojustice, place-based (science) education, and indigenous knowledge
systems, this book is an important starting point for educators in many facets of life
itself. We anticipate this book brings into better focus a vital role for Earth’s eco-
systems within ecosociocultural theory and participatory democracy which engen-
ders a new era of peace.

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