Essays about: "Alexandra Silvestru"

Found 2 essays containing the words Alexandra Silvestru.

1. 1. Weaving relations: Exploring the epistemological interaction between indigenous & traditional ecological knowledge and Eurowestern paradigms in education for sustainable development - an umbrella review

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Alexandra Silvestru; [2023-06-08]
   Keywords : Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge ITEK ; education for sustainable development ESD ; education for sustainability EfS ; sustainable development; western epistemology; ontology; epistemic justice; decolonization; transformative paradigm; umbrella review; systematic review;

   Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to explore the epistemological challenges and opportunities of integrating Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the context of Euro-Western paradigms. Theory: In considering epistemological interactions between ITEK in ESD, the theoretical framework for this study is a "weave" of the transformative paradigm as the warp; postcolonial, decolonial, and Indigenous research methodologies as the weft; and the transdisciplinary approach as the frame. READ MORE

3. 2. Decolonizing Ecology: How Do Indigenous Knowledge and Decolonization Contrast and Challenge Eurocentric Conceptions of Ecological Moral Worth?

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Religionsvetenskap

   Author : Alexandra Silvestru; [2020]
   Keywords : Decolonization; Colonization; Indigenous Knowledge; Human Rights; Human Ecology; Environmental Ethics;

   Abstract : In a world on the brink of climate apocalypse the question if modern conceptions on the moral worth of nature are failing is no longer rhetorical. During this time of reckoning questioning core ideologies and the places where they originate from is necessary. READ MORE