The collective behind Wild Pedagogies: Touchstones for Re-Negotiating Education and the Environment in the Anthropocene have produced a timely and valuable book which provides a much needed prompt for environmental educators to revisit their philosophies and focus. (Lewis Winks, Environmental Education Research, November 08, 2019)
This book makes a valuable contribution to a growing body of literature calling for a change to established ways of teaching and learning. However, more importantly, the book explores the potential of outdoor learning in the Anthropocene and offers educators a useful framework to guide development. It is the latter that educators of change will find most useful. (David Irwin, Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, March 17, 2019)
Wild Pedagogies opens with some introductory explanation of how the book came about, the history of the authoring collective and a general overview of the purpose of the work. ... Wild Pedagogies is accessible, well organised and provocative. ... this kind of educational writing is much welcome - we need more of it. and soon. (Giles Barrow, Pastoral Care in Education, February, 2019)
The book is organized into three conceptual discussion themes: On Wilderness, On the Anthropocene, and On Education. ... These three accounts of what I believe were wild pedagogies moments help to add some experiential flavor to my review of this new book, Wild Pedagogies, which draws attention to the importance of such moments and how we can understand them educationally. I commend the book to you. Happy reading and hoping! (Bob Henderson, Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, Vol. 21, 2018)