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Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education.
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, Vol.40(5), pp.811-830
2024
Abstract
Responding to increasing concerns regarding human-induced climate change and shared commitment as environmental educators to support climate action, we crafted this article as a composite piece — an emerging method of inquiry. We are eleven contributors: the Editorial Executive of the Australian Journal of Environmental Education and two colleagues who each respond to prompts concerning our experience of climate change and our practices of climate change education. The responses provide insights regarding how we strive to enact meaningful climate action, education, advocacy and agency. This article presents the reader with various ways environmental educators work through eco-anxiety and engage in active hope when supporting climate change education/agency/action. The following insights emerged, illustrating 1. the significance of embracing diverse perspectives and knowledge systems; 2. Emotions as catalysts for action and activism; 3. the value of fostering collaborative spaces/relationships/communities that empower people; 4. the importance of integrating ethical responses and critical climate literacy in climate change education/research; 5. learning from places and multi-species entanglements; 6. acknowledging tensions. We offer these six insights not as a solution but as a potentially generative heuristic for navigating the complexity and uncertainty of climate change education in contemporary times.
Details
- Title
- Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education.
- Authors
- Scott Jukes (Corresponding Author) - Federation UniversityRobyn Fox (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary AccessDavid Hills - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary AccessPeta White (Author) - Deakin UniversityJoseph Ferguson (Author) - Deakin UniversityAmrita Kamath (Author) - Deakin UniversityMarianne Logan (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityKathryn Riley (Author) - University of ManitobaDavid Rousell (Author) - RMIT UniversitySandra Wooltorton (Author) - The University of Notre Dame AustraliaHilary Whitehouse - James Cook University
- Publication details
- Australian Journal of Environmental Education, Vol.40(5), pp.811-830
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1017/aee.2024.65
- ISSN
- 2049-775X; 0814-0626
- Copyright note
- © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Association for Environmental Education. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991079398002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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