Introduction to the Themed Issue of Adult Education and Sustainability

Authors

  • Jennifer Sumner Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
  • Emily Dobrich University of Toronto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56105/cjsae.v38i01.5843

Keywords:

adult education, hope, relationality , sustainability, transformative learning

Abstract

As humans on a finite planet, we are facing an interconnected set of existential issues: climate change, war, displacement, and widespread precarity. Within this context, sustainability may appear a distant goal that we will never reach.  However, the history of adult education shows that adults continue to learn, even in the face of great adversity. Learning sustainability involves a pedagogy of hope that calls on all of us to become both educators and learners, working together toward a more sustainable world.

Author Biography

Jennifer Sumner, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto

Lecturer, Adult Education and Community Development Program, OISE/UT

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Published

2026-06-10

How to Cite

Sumner, J., & Dobrich, E. (2026). Introduction to the Themed Issue of Adult Education and Sustainability. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 38(01). https://doi.org/10.56105/cjsae.v38i01.5843