{"id":800,"date":"2008-12-17T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/72.47.250.174\/?page_id=800"},"modified":"2021-03-01T13:52:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T18:52:24","slug":"general-education-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/learn\/general-education-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General Education Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"lw_1229535733_0\" class=\"yshortcuts\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer;\">Social ecology<\/span> is a interdisciplinary field, drawing on philosophy, political and social theory, anthropology, history, economics, the <span id=\"lw_1229535733_1\" class=\"yshortcuts\">natural sciences<\/span>, and feminism. For an overview of the Institute\u2019s educational projects over the years, see <a href=\"\/about\/about-the-ise\/\">\u201cAbout the ISE<\/a>\u201d and our <a href=\"\/about\/history\/\">History<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC00193.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5692 size-medium\" title=\"isephotos20\" src=\"https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC00193-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC00193-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC00193.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Social ecology advocates a reconstructive approach to social and environmental issues, and promotes a directly democratic, confederal politics. As a body of ideas, social ecology envisions a <span id=\"lw_1229535733_2\" class=\"yshortcuts\">moral economy<\/span> that moves beyond scarcity and hierarchy, toward a world that reharmonizes <span id=\"lw_1229535733_3\" class=\"yshortcuts\">human communities<\/span> with the natural world, while celebrating diversity, creativity and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute offers a wide variety of educational programs inlcuding online courses, social ecology Intensives, and an annual gathering in Vermont, and a range of other events.\u00a0 Most of our online courses can also be taken for credit through partnerships with Castleton University and Goddard College &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/learn\/online-courses\/\">a list of our course offerings can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"yshortcuts\"><a href=\"https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_3429_crop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5703 size-medium\" title=\"isephotos23\" src=\"https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_3429_crop-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_3429_crop-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_3429_crop-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_3429_crop-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/social-ecology.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_3429_crop.jpg 1882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The mission of the Institute for Social Ecology (ISE) is the creation of educational experiences that enhance people&#8217;s understanding of their relationship to the natural world and each other. By necessity, this involves the ISE in activities that deepen students&#8217; awareness of self and others, help them to think critically, and expand their perception of the creative potentialities for human action. The purpose of the ISE&#8217;s activities is the preparation of well-rounded individuals who can work effectively as participants in the process of ecological reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>An in-depth overview of the many facets of social ecology can be obtained by reviewing our <a href=\"\/learn\/article-archives\/\"><strong>article archives.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social ecology is a interdisciplinary field, drawing on philosophy, political and social theory, anthropology, history, economics, the natural sciences, and feminism. For an overview of the Institute\u2019s educational projects over the years, see \u201cAbout the ISE\u201d and our History pages. 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