TY - JOUR AU - Brigham, Jonee Kulman PY - 2017/10/16 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - From Domination to a Caring Ecology: Healing Paradigms and Creative Practices for the Apprenticene JF - Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies JA - IJPS VL - 4 IS - 3 SE - From the Guest Editor DO - 10.24926/ijps.v4i3.170 UR - https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/ijps/article/view/170 SP - AB - <p>This article explores, in four main sections, the idea of designing and applying human-environment paradigms. First, Caring Ecology criteria for human-environment paradigms are proposed that combine the principles of caring in Partnership Studies, with compatible ecological conceptions of humans’ dependent and integrated relationship within Earth systems. Next, these criteria are used to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of five environmental paradigms which sets the stage for the following section critiquing the current “Anthropocene” paradigm and proposing a counter-paradigm: the “Apprenticene.” Paradigms suggest roles and actions and “Apprenticene Practices” are proposed, calling for humans to <em>see</em> our dependence on Earth systems, <em>heal</em> our story as we accept past failures, and <em>learn</em> by apprenticing ourselves to the Earth system. Finally, these Apprenticene Practices are illustrated in an example of a creative practice called Earth Systems Journey that engages youth with an integrated experience of their human-natural environment. The paper concludes with reflections on how Partnership Studies and ecological principles can work together to support a thriving future for humans and the rest of nature.</p> ER -