Frameworks and frames of mind

This resource also illustrates the need to re-focus knowledge production processes towards the ignorances normal science routinely produces.

Graham, P., & Lavalle, S. L. (2024). The Case for Unsustainability in the University Curriculum. The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social and Cultural Context, 20(1), 117-135.

This resource shows implications Bandura's model of learned aggression has for modelling learned unsustainability. These lessons are not limited to educational applications. The Bobo doll is, in some important respects, like a supply-demand model, for example. Comparing the Bobo doll with contemporary dominant knowledge systems and other Bobo doll-like artefacts produces interesting insights and lessons for educational and economics research design. New approaches for tackling contemporary unsustainability are suggested.

Graham, P., & Arshad-Ayaz. (2016). Learned unsustainability: Bandura’s Bobo Doll revisited. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 10(2), 1–12. 

Check out this tale from Elder Roy Bear Chief about Ani to Pisi, the spiderweb. Creator's message: Stick together like the strands of a web, ready to help when someone signals for it. Just like the web spans the globe, we're all interconnected and should support each other worldwide.

MRU: Focus on Teaching & Learning. (2023, November 10). ani to pisi - The spiderweb [Video]. YouTube.

Passed down by Elders and Knowledge Keepers, the Indigenous Education Holistic Lifelong Learning Framework offers guidance rooted in traditional and contemporary Indigenous wisdom. It structures foundational knowledge into four domains and essential attributes, enabling individuals and communities to deepen their understanding and support holistic student needs. In collaboration with Elders, the medicine wheel was chosen as a symbol. The center circle represents each individual, surrounded by interconnected domains: Spirit (To Be), Heart (To Belong), Body (To Do), and Mind (To Know).

Calgary Board of Education. (2022, March). Indigenous Education Holistic Lifelong Learning Framework

Unite media studies and environmental humanities in Saturation! From soaked conditions to chemical thresholds, contributors expand this concept beyond water, to consider saturation in sound, media, Big Data, capitalism, visual culture and more.

Jue, M., & Ruiz, R. (Eds.). (2021, October). Saturation: An elemental politics. Duke University Press.

In response to global challenges like climate change and resource competition, academic disciplines must integrate sustainability to remain relevant. This book advocates for educators to consider how their disciplines can contribute to understanding and addressing these challenges. It emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches and offers examples across various fields, highlighting the importance of embedding sustainability in education, teaching practices, and institutional culture for long-term impact.

Bartels, K. A., & Parker, K. A. (2023). Teaching sustainability, teaching sustainably. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

In a world facing unprecedented environmental challenges, education must evolve to equip students as ecoliterate, deep-thinking, and morally driven leaders. EarthEd explores how traditional environmental education must expand to encompass topics like social-emotional learning and play, preparing students for the complexities of the Anthropocene. Through innovative approaches at all levels of education, this book offers insights for educators, policymakers, and communities to nurture the next generation of sustainability leaders.

Assadourian, E. (2017). EarthEd: Rethinking education on a changing planet. In E. Assadourian & L. Mastny (Eds.), EarthEd: Rethinking education on a changing planet (pp. 3–20). Island Press.