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Environmental and Sustainability Education Research, Past and Future: Three Perspectives From Late, Mid, and Early Career Researchers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2016

Robert (Bob) Stevenson ,
Jo-Anne Ferreira  and
Sherridan Emery
Robert (Bob) Stevenson
Affiliation:
Centre for Research & Innovation in Sustainability Education, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Jo-Anne Ferreira*
Affiliation:
School of Education, Southern Cross University, Bilinga, Queensland, Australia
Sherridan Emery
Affiliation:
Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
*
Address for correspondence: Assoc. Prof. Jo-Anne Ferreira, School of Education, Southern Cross University, Southern Cross Drive, Bilinga QLD 4225, Australia. Email: Jo-Anne.Ferreira@scu.edu.au
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Abstract

The first research symposium, organised in conjunction with the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) biennial conference, began with a dialogue between scholars at three different academic career stages. As we all entered the field at different periods in its development, the first part of our presentation and this article provide our perspectives on the context, approaches and issues that characterised the field at the time we became involved in environmental education (EE) and EE research. The second part of this article presents the lessons we have learnt from EE research, and where we see the field headed in the future.

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critical theoryliquid modernitycultural wellbeingenvironmental educationsustainability educationhistorytrends

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