Alberto Arenas, Ph.D.

Selected Publications

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

Arenas, A., & Londoño, F. (2012). Connecting vocational and technical education with sustainability.  In J. Dillon, M. Brody, B. Stevenson, & A. Wals (Eds.), International Handbook of Research in Environmental Education. London: 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. Gonzalez-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.