Look to the Ravens: Reconceptualizing Communities of Practice into Ecosystems of Practice

Autor/in	Smith, David E. K.
Titel	Look to the Ravens: Reconceptualizing Communities of Practice into Ecosystems of Practice
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 28 (2022) 9, S.1348-1358 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2022.2086688
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Ecology; Situated Learning; Indigenous Knowledge; Environmental Education; Empathy; World Views; Indigenous Populations; Alaska Natives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Ökologie; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Empathie; World view; Weltanschauung; Sinti und Roma; Inuit
Abstract	The academic idea of a community of practice--a group of people who come together to share and learn from one another--has been used to understand learning structures in a wide array of fields. This conceptual framework, however, is rooted in human exceptionalism, considering anything other-than-human to be a resource instead of an active and critical participant. Working to remove this anthropocentric language and better fit with Indigenous epistemologies, I propose to reconceptualize communities of practice to ecosystems of practice: communities of practice that consider other-than-human actors to be key participants in the situated learning process. I ground this definition through a case study of a Gwich'in hunting and fishing ecosystem of practice by showing clear inclusion of other-than-human members and highlighting their importance in educational processes. Actively redefining and reconceptualizing community of practice theory shifts overall cultural perspectives to better embrace other-than-human entities and fosters environmental empathy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01