Protecting and promoting indigenous knowledge: environmental adult education and organic agriculture

Jennifer Sumner · 2008 · Studies in the Education of Adults

Summary. Environmental adult educators can promote sustainable living by recognizing organic farmers' knowledge as indigenous knowledge. The paper argues that organic agriculture's knowledge system—including its spiritual dimensions—fits better within UNESCO's indigenous knowledge framework than Habermasian theory, while maintaining capacity for critique and transformation. This approach helps adult education address food security and environmental sustainability by connecting farming practices to indigenous knowledge systems.

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  title   = {Protecting and promoting indigenous knowledge: environmental adult education and organic agriculture},
  author  = {Jennifer Sumner},
  journal = {Studies in the Education of Adults},
  year    = {2008},
  doi     = {10.1080/02660830.2008.11661566},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/02660830.2008.11661566}
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DOI

10.1080/02660830.2008.11661566

Countries

Canada

Regions

North America

Categories

indigenous-innovation, food-systems, education

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2026-04-28