Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgements -- Note on Translations -- Contents

1 Why Danilo Dolci Matters to Environmental Education -- References

2 Danilo Dolci's Life and Work -- References

3 An Ecological Maieutics -- 3.1 The Reciprocal Maieutic Approach (RMA) -- 3.2 Communication -- 3.3 Creativity and Love -- 3.4 Empowerment -- References

4 The Reciprocal Maieutic Approach (RMA) in Practice -- 4.1 Conversations with Peasants -- 4.2 RMA in Children's Education at the Mirto Experimental Educational Centre -- 4.3 'Cortile Cascino', an Example of the Application of RMA Practice in a University Context -- 4.4 Couples and Family Relationships -- References

5 A Pedagogy of Action -- 5.1 Hunger Strikes -- 5.2 Reverse Strike -- 5.3 The Protest March for World Peace and the Development of Western Sicily -- 5.4 Organic Planning -- References

6 An Ecocritical Reading of Danilo Dolci's Poetry -- 6.1 An Ecocritical Perspective -- 6.2 Dolci's Environmental Poetry -- 6.3 A Maieutic Poetry -- 6.4 Poetry as a Pedagogical Tool and Form of Activism -- References

7 Danilo Dolci's Legacy -- References

The book presents the multi-faceted opus of Danilo Dolci within the framework of Environmental Education, focusing on his work as a grassroots community educator, nonviolent activist and poet. It illustrates Dolcis 'Reciprocal Maieutic Approach, a dialectic method of inquiry that can be defined as a process of collective exploration, taking as point of departure the experience, culture and intuition of individuals, ultimately directed towards the development of citizenship. Sessions led by Dolci in Sicily from the 1950s to the 1990s gave rise to the development of action plans that aimed to empower individuals, transform communities and, extending far beyond this, towards the planning and implementation of changes that would have a dramatic impact at a global and planetary level.