Eco-poetic Inquiries to inspire Eco-literacy

In my research I explore how practices of eco-poetic inquiry can support learners in developing ecological literacy by deepening their relationships with the Earth. Using examples from courses I teach in language and literacies at the secondary level in a teacher education program in Saskatchewan,...

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Main Author: Andrejs Kulnieks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada 2025-06-01
Series:Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/29765
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description In my research I explore how practices of eco-poetic inquiry can support learners in developing ecological literacy by deepening their relationships with the Earth. Using examples from courses I teach in language and literacies at the secondary level in a teacher education program in Saskatchewan, I examine how eco-poetic practices also foster joy in this learning. Engaging with eco-poetic inquiries that ask students to describe the connections they have with local environments is a way of asking them to re-examine the relationships they have with the more than human world that may lead to restoration.
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Eco-poetic Inquiries to inspire Eco-literacy
Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal
eco-literacy
eco-justice education
eco-poetic inquiry
language arts
critical literacy
title Eco-poetic Inquiries to inspire Eco-literacy
title_full Eco-poetic Inquiries to inspire Eco-literacy
title_fullStr Eco-poetic Inquiries to inspire Eco-literacy
title_full_unstemmed Eco-poetic Inquiries to inspire Eco-literacy
title_short Eco-poetic Inquiries to inspire Eco-literacy
title_sort eco poetic inquiries to inspire eco literacy
topic eco-literacy
eco-justice education
eco-poetic inquiry
language arts
critical literacy
url https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/29765
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