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The role of transformative learning in fostering a more sustainable society: The case of consuming organic in Canada.

机译：变革性学习在促进更可持续发展的社会中的作用：以加拿大消费有机食品为例。

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Food is a powerful symbol in the struggle to transition to a more sustainable pathway, and interest surrounding food and food security has increased steadily over the last few years. The choices citizens make around food have deep environmental and social impacts within their communities, and around the world.;Using transformative learning theory, the research explores the learning that takes place amongst adults who consume goods directly from local organic producers, and how this affects their worldview. The ultimate question investigated is whether transformative learning can create lasting change amongst learners, resulting in more environmentally responsible decision making, and therefore a more sustainable society. The objectives of the research examine the individual learning associated with differing models of organic farms; understand why people support organic farmers; explore what this means in the transformation of individual normative ideologies and the potential impacts on sustainability; and communicate the findings.;The research was conducted on the East Coast of Canada through face to face interviews, as well as through the researcher's own observations while working on the organic farms. Three different models of producer/consumer interfaces were considered: a market garden operation, an education and outreach centre, and a Community-SharedAgriculture project.;The researcher found that all participants experienced some form of either communicative or instrumental learning. The role of informal, experiential learning was key in creating shifts in participants worldview related to food and environmental issues. Eight participants identified transformative learning experiences related to food, and their stories showed that the change was long-lasting, shared with others, and contributed to a more sustainable society. Closing the gap between producer and consumer through direct contact with the farmer at a market, visiting the farm, or participating in food production oneself is not only a desirable step in reaching a more sustainable lifestyle, it proves to be a powerful learning tool linking the customer to a world of other environmental and social issues.;This research explores organic farming as an example of resource management grounded in community and environmental sustainability, and how it affects the learning of those who seek it out. The underlying premise is that food is the basis of societal organisation, and that the conventional food system (and therefore our societal organization) is unsustainable having been undermined by a number of interdependent factors including the globalisation of our food supply focused on trade liberalization, introduction of genetic engineering technology, and loss of local farmers, local foods, and therefore biological diversity and system resilience.
机译：在向更可持续的道路过渡的斗争中，粮食是一个有力的象征，并且在过去几年中，围绕粮食和粮食安全的兴趣稳步增长。公民围绕食物做出的选择在其社区乃至世界范围内都具有深远的环境和社会影响。他们的世界观。研究的最终问题是，变革性学习能否在学习者之间产生持久的变化，从而导致对环境负责的决策制定，从而使社会更加可持续。研究的目的是检验与不同有机农场模式相关的个体学习；了解人们为什么支持有机农民；探索这对个体规范意识形态的转变意味着什么以及对可持续性的潜在影响；并通过面对面的访谈以及研究人员在有机农场工作时的观察，在加拿大东海岸进行了研究。研究者考虑了三种不同的生产者/消费者界面模型：市场花园运营，教育和推广中心以及社区共享农业项目。研究人员发现，所有参与者都经历了某种形式的交流学习或工具学习。非正式的体验式学习的作用是促使参与者改变与食品和环境问题有关的世界观的关键。八名参与者确定了与食物相关的变革性学习经历，他们的故事表明，这种变化是持久的，与他人共享，并为社会的可持续发展做出了贡献。通过与市场上的农民直接接触，参观农场或亲自参与食品生产来弥合生产者和消费者之间的鸿沟，不仅是实现更可持续的生活方式的一个理想步骤，而且它被证明是一种有效的学习工具，可以将农民的生活与生活联系起来。客户；这个客户还面临着其他环境和社会问题的世界。；本研究以有机农业为基础，以社区和环境可持续性为基础的资源管理，以及它如何影响寻求有机农业的人们的学习。基本前提是，粮食是社会组织的基础，而传统粮食系统（以及我们的社会组织）是不可持续的，因为它受到许多相互依存因素的破坏，包括以贸易自由化为重点的我们粮食供应的全球化，引进。基因工程技术的发展，以及当地农民，当地食物的流失，以及因此的生物多样性和系统复原力。

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    Kerton, Sarah.;

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    University of Manitoba (Canada).;

  • 授予单位 University of Manitoba (Canada).;
  • 学科 Environmental Sciences.
  • 学位 M.N.R.M.
  • 年度 2007
  • 页码 124 p.
  • 总页数 124
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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