Environmental learning in everyday life: foundations of meaning and a context for change

Environmental learning is a lifelong, lifewide, and life-deep endeavor, much of which occurs in the spaces in between those that are studied, remarked upon, and documented. Within this everyday-life context, we examine the concept of learning scapes-intersecting sociocultural, intellectual landscapes where people learn about and undertake practices related to the environment understood as a holistic concept. Considering the affordances and constraints of the environment situated within this everyday-life context, we examine theoretical underpinnings and implications of making daily-life learning visible, while avoiding a doom-and-gloom approach to environmental practices. We end by highlighting research and practice opportunities within environmental learning, overall.

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This article discusses how environmental learning takes place in everyday life, introduces the concept of learning scapes, emphasizes the importance of making learning visible in daily life, and avoids a pessimistic attitude towards environmental practices.