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Towards a ‘Life-turn’ in Education: a Thought Experiment
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This article explores the need for transformative change in higher education institutions
(HEIs) to help address the complexity and existential risk resulting from multiple
interconnected crises. First, it acknowledges that the rate and direction of change in HEIs
have been inadequate and that, despite well-rehearsed obstacles and enablers, much more
needs to be done to ensure HEIs can deliver human security. It then explores the rising calls
for a renegotiation of the human-nature relationship (HNR) and renewed awareness and
respect for all forms of life on Earth, emphasising that bold thinking and a departure from
the dominant culture that disregards life are urgently needed. Such calls could be central to a
repurposing of learning and education that views human security as intrinsically linked to the
security of all life and life-supporting systems. Finally, it builds on notions of systems change
theory linked to Donella Meadows’ leverage and uses the device of a ‘thought experiment’
to identify three questions for the present and future of HEIs, in line with Meadows’ three
highest leverage points.
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Bina, O. (2023). Towards a ‘Life-turn’ in Education: a Thought Experiment. Cadmus, 5 (2), 90-99.