Literacy and the environment: A situated study of multimediated literacy, sustainability, local knowledges and educational change

墨累-达令盆地是澳大利亚面临的主要生态社会挑战之一。找到长期可持续的解决办法需要知识渊博、有文化的公民和适当的教育投资。这项研究试图延长“special Forever?”，这是一项创新的环境宣传项目，由小学英语教师协会和墨累-达令盆地委员会共同参与，旨在提高小学生对墨累-达令盆地的认识和读写能力。本研究将分析特别的永久档案，发展生态社会地图，并通过写作、艺术和当代多媒体记录学校环境项目。这样做，它将扩大目前对识字教育和环境的理解。

The Murray-Darling Basin represents one of the major ecosocial challenges facing Australia.  Finding long-term sustainable solutions requires a knowledgeable and literate  citizenry and due educational investment now. This study seeks to extend 'special Forever?, an innovative environmental communications project, involving the Primary English Teachers Association and The Murray-Darling Basin Commission, designed to enhance primary school children's knowledge and literacy regarding the Murray-Darling Basin. This research will analyse the Special Forever archive, develop ecosocial cartographies, and document school-based environmental projects through writing, the arts and contemporary multi-media.  In doing so, it will extend current understandings of literacy education and the environment.