Alberto Arenas Resources

For a full list, please consult the Curriculum Vitae. Links are available to some publications below:

Arenas, A. (2024, February 26). Barry Goldwater, the conservative Republican who fought for the environment. The Arizona Republic, azcentral.

Arenas, A. (2023). A statement clamoring for peace in Palestine and Israel. The Journal of Environmental Education, 54(5), 293. 

Arenas, A. (2023, April 1). The no good, pointless, wasteful 'Empower Hotline.' The Arizona Daily Star.

Rodrigues, C., & Arenas, A. (2022). Stockholm +50, Tbilisi +45, Rio +30: Research, praxis and policy. The Journal of Environmental Education 53(6), 309-313. 

Arenas, A. et al. (2022). JEE stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Journal of Environmental Education, 53(1), pp. 1-3.

Arenas, A. (2021). Pandemics, capitalism, and an ecosocialist pedagogy, The Journal of Environmental Education.

Arenas, A., Covitt, B. A., Birdall, S. E., & Whitehouse, H. (2020). JEE honors activists who gave their life to protect nature. Journal of Environmental Education, 51(2), pp. 333-334.

Arenas, A. & Gerena, L. (2020). Cuban solidarity in the Era of COVID-19.  Pensar la Pandemia.  

Arenas, A. & Perez, R. (2020). Marginalized Knowledges. Oxford Encyclopedia of Educational Administration. New York: Oxford University Press.  

Arenas, A., Gunckel, K. L., & Smith, W. L. (2016). Seven reasons for accommodating transgender students at school. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(1), 20-24. 

Arenas, A. (2016). Codices, Education and Epistemological Violence: The Case of Mexican Herbalism. Revista Metapolítica. Puebla: Benémerita Universidad Autonóma de Puebla, 94: 58-63. 

Arenas, A., Barca, D., Rosemartin Sanchez, D. (2015). Successes and Snags of a Sustainability Course in Higher Education. Int. J. of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 9(3/4), 365-383.

Arenas, A. (2015, December). Homofobia, suicidio, educación y justicia [Homophobia, suicide, education, and justice]. In Club Debate.

Arenas, A. (2014, February 17). The Danger of Sacred Books. La Jornada, p. A, Translation from Spanish.

Arenas, A. (2014, February 17). El peligro de los libros sagrados. La Jornada, p. A.  

Arenas, A. (2013). Review of the book The sustainable university: Green goals and new challenges for higher education leaders, by James Martin, James E. Samels & Associates. Teachers College Record, 115, http://www.tcrecord.org. ID Number: 17281.

Arenas, A., & Londoño, F. (2012). Connecting vocational and technical education with sustainability.  In R. B. Stevenson, M. Brody, J. Dillon, & A. E. J. Wals (Eds.), International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education, pp. 163-170. New York: AERA and Routledge.

Barca, D., & Arenas, A. (2010). Words of caution on indigenous knowledge and education. Educational Practice & Theory, 32(1), 5-28.

Arenas, A., & del Cairo, C. (2009). Etnobotánica, modernidad y pedagogía crí­tica del lugar [Ethnobotany, modernity, and a critical pedagogy of place]. Utopí­a y Praxis Latinoamericana, 14(44), 69-83.

Arenas, A. (2009). Evaluating TVET through appreciative inquiry. In J. Fien, R. Maclean, & M. Park (Eds.), Work, learning and sustainable development: Opportunities and challenges (477—488). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Arenas, A. (2008). Ecojustice learning. In E. González-Gaudiano and M. Peters, Environmental education: Identity, politics, and citizenship (75—86). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

Arenas, A. (2008). Connecting hand, mind, and community: Vocational education for social and environmental renewal. Teachers College Record, 110(2), 377-404.

Arenas, A., Reyes, I., & Wyman, L. (2007). When indigenous and modern education collide. World Studies in Education, 8(2), 33-64.

Arenas, A. (2007). The intellectual development of modern schooling: An epistemological analysis. Universitas Humanistica, 64, 165-192.

Arenas, A., Bosworth, K., & Kwandayi, H. P. (2006). Civic service through schools: An international perspective. Compare, 36(1), 23–40.

Arenas, A. (2006). Environmental sustainability. In F. English (Ed.), Encyclopedia of educational leadership and administration (pp. 344–347). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.   

Arenas, A., & Pedicone, J. J. (2005). Working through trauma. Education Week, 25(13), 36–37.

Arenas, A. (2005). Decentralisation of education policies in a global perspective. In J. Zajda (Ed.), International handbook on globalisation, education, and policy research (pp. 583-598). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Arenas, A. (2004). Privatization and vouchers in Colombia and Chile. International Review of Education, 50(3), 379–395.

Arenas, A. (2003).  In defense of good work: Jobs, violence and the ethical dimension. Social Justice, 30(3), 94–107.

Arenas, A. (2003). School-based enterprises and environmental sustainability. Journal of Vocational Education Research, 28(2), 107–124.

Arenas, A. (2001-03). Vocationalism for social and environmental responsibility. La educación, 136-138, 77–92.