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Counteracting power relationships when planning environmental education
Author(s) -
McDonald Barbara
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.36719966904
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , environmental education , community education , environmental adult education , power (physics) , public relations , process (computing) , community organizing , political science , economic growth , sociology , environmental planning , pedagogy , economics , geography , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , operating system
Abstract Low‐income and minority communities are often denied opportunities to help design environmental education programs relevant to their environmental experience and needs. As the weaker partner in government‐initiated programs, community activists often struggle to find their voice in the planning process.