Animal Encounters in Environmental Education Research: Responding to the "Question of the Animal"

Authors

  • Jan Oakley Lakehead University
  • Gavan P. L. Watson
  • Constance L. Russell
  • Amy Cutter-Mackenzie
  • Leesa Fawcett
  • Gail Kuhl
  • Joshua Russell
  • Marlon van der Waal
  • Traci Warkentin

Abstract

The "question of the animal" represents an area of emergent interest in the environmental education field, as researchers critically consider human-animal relations and animal advocacy in their work. Following a group discussion at the 10th Seminar in Health and Environmental Education Research, the authors of this paper share experiences, challenges, and insights related to disrupting the human/animal divide, conducting respectful research involving nonhuman animals, and producing research that moves beyond humanism and aims to make a difference to the more-than-human world.

Author Biography

Jan Oakley, Lakehead University

PhD student in Education, Lakehead University; Editorial Assistant, Canadian Journal of Environmental Education

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2011-04-27

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