Narratives of learning in a permacultural cooperative: some inspiring ideas for Science Education in the light of Freire's pedagogy

MANAVELLA AGUSTINA MARÍA

Cultural Studies of Science Education

Springer

Lugar: Berna; Año: 2023 vol. 18 p. 175 - 175

n the last decades, agroecological and permacultural initiatives and organizations have grown. These initiatives attend to notions of food sovereignty and alternative models of agricultural production. The confluence of different actors and social initiatives through which experiences and knowledge of cultivating food are shared, and new ones are created, reveals a high educational potential. In light of impending global catastrophes such as climate change and pressing inequalities, new alternatives and diverse forms of sociability are necessary to open up possible futures for life on a damaged planet. Freirean approaches to science education must align with transdisciplinary social and political movements, and generate reflective practices and methods. This article addresses the case of an Art and Permaculture Cooperative (APC) to analyze how communities work together to disrupt and dismantle inequities in science and education and make a more livable world. We offer a critical and c