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The Sabar Ways of Knowing:Sustainable ideas towards Educational Ecology

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Hickman, RD 
Sinha, P 

Abstract

We engage with the significance of aesthetic experience as it is created and conferred in the everyday lives of everyday peoples, in this case, the indigenous Sabar tribes of Jharkhand, India. Through several months of fieldwork, we found that arts and aesthetic practices are integral to Sabar 'ways of knowing, being and doing'. We examine definitions, and identify limitations before introducing the social actors of the study. We illustrate how the arts empower 'voice' by enabling multimodal expressions and access to data that other methods may not elicit. This paper offers discussions on how aesthetic experiences and activities are essential means of being; furthermore, it highlights the relevance of everyday aesthetics for the development of sustainable educational systems and future citizenship.

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Keywords

aesthetic and authentic being, aesthetic practice, authentic listening, authentic education, educational ecology, sustainable ideas

Journal Title

International Journal of Art and Design Education

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Journal ISSN

1476-8062
1476-8070

Volume Title

37

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Inc.