ABSTRACT
The object of our professional work is the reconstruction of the complex web of personal and social relations to the environment, considered as a crucial educational issue. We conceptualize and practice EE (or “environment-related education,” following Paul Hart’s expression, 2003, p. 3) as an essential dimension of education that emphasizes the close relationships between the human and the “more-than-human-world,” woven in the same life matrix. It interprets culture and nature as two intertwined dimensions of our living milieu. It considers environmental matters as socio-ecological realities and examines the links between eco-logy and eco-nomy: the logos (logic, theory and discourse) and nomos (rules, custom) of oikos (our shared habitat or house) in light of a critical and constantly evolving eco-sophy (knowledge, wisdom). In our professional practice—mainly centered on educators’ professional development—research, teaching, and social involvement in field projects are closely interconnected reflexive activities.
