Building Skills, Building Homes: Community Sustainability, Straw Bale Construction, and Indigenous Perspectives
| Database ID | 28144 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | University of Saskatchewan Library Theses and Dissertations | |
| File/Item Reference | etd-11292005-080757 | |
| Date of creation | 2005 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 thesis; 156 pgs | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| External URL | http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-11292005-080757/ | |
| Scope and content | This thesis examines how the Building Skills, Building Homes Project, which was undertaken in Saskatchewan, Canada from April  November 2003, exemplifying a learning strategy for self-sustainable community development through the straw bale construction of two buildings. Being self-sustainable involves searching for an interconnected way of living with our environment. Finding a strategy that connects what is ecologically sound, such as straw bale construction, with current modes of living, is a complex process that necessitates new kinds of community education relationships. A retrospective analysis of the author's experience with the project and a conversational interview with one of the participants of the Building Skills, Building Homes Project illustrates the adult learning that happens between learners working together on a joint project, which facilitates a growing awareness of what self-sustainable living entails. The research question framing this study is: What links can community educators make using the Building Skills, Building Homes Project as an example of ecological community sustainability? | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Vandale, Carol (author) University of Saskatchewan. Department of Educational Foundations (Supervisory department / submitted to) | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Permission given for on-line access. | |
| Type | Theses | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Theses and Dissertations | |
| Place | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Mistawasis First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Building Skills, Building Homes Project Vandale, Carol | |
| Subject | Environment Housing Culture -- Lifestyle Culture Flora Natural Resources | |
| Date Range(s) | 2000- | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28144
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