Sustainability Education for Children and Young People Educating for the Environmental Crisis
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Biographical note
Nicola Watson has taught in the early years, primary and higher education sectors for over twenty years, and most recently at the University of Worcester.
Elena Lengthorn is a Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Worcester, UK, where she leads the PGCE Geography programme and Education for Sustainable Futures Special Interest Group and Chairs the Sustainability Forum.
Carla Solvason is a Senior Lecturer in the Department for Children and Families, University of Worcester, UK, where she leads the Social Pedagogy Research Group.
Geoffrey Elliott is Professor of Post‑Compulsory Education at the University of Worcester, UK.
This seminal volume responds to the pressing need to prepare all children and young people for a sustainable future in light of the climate crisis, providing clear and accessible information and strategies on how to fully embed sustainability into pedagogy and supporting current and future educators.
This book explores key environmental issues before exploring a range of pedagogies, each grounded in hope and exemplifying the principles of inclusion, empowerment, agency and social justice. Chapters explore major themes such as climate migration and displacement, climate activism, nature connectedness, sustainable leadership and eco‑anxiety to offer practical, scalable pedagogies that connect with the natural world. Designed to channel climate anxieties into energy for a reinvigorated, sustainable future of education, this book encourages an accessible and considered approach to classroom practice. Featuring contributions from wealth of international experts in the field, the volume ultimately provides a valuable resource for educators and students of education in all phases to develop the confidence to take an active lead in shaping education to help ensure a sustainable future.
This book will appeal to educators, policymakers and researchers in environmental and sustainability education, teacher education, social justice education and educational leadership. Curriculum designers as well as those working across primary, secondary and higher education will also find the volume of interest.
This seminal volume responds to the pressing need to prepare all children and young people for a sustainable future in light of the climate crisis, providing clear and accessible information and strategies on how to fully embed sustainability into pedagogy, supporting current and future educators.
Foreword
Introduction: Sustainability: The critical role of educators
Part 1: The environmental crisis – why it matters to everyone
Chapter 1: What is the environmental crisis and why does it matter?
Part 2: Pedagogies of hope
Chapter 2: Eco-anxiety: A positive response
Chapter 3: Climate migration and displacement: A children’s rights perspective
Chapter 4: Head, Heart and Hands: Reimagining holistic education
Chapter 5: Engaging with uncertainty: a practical philosophical approach
Chapter 6: Embedding sustainability in the Early Years curriculum: The Curiosity Approach and its foundations in the work of education pioneers
Chapter 7: Sustainability and food: A social justice perspective
Chapter 8: Nature Connectedness and the Common Third within the primary curriculum - Exploring sustainability through a cross-curricular approach
Part 3: Leadership for positive change
Chapter 9: Mobilising Campus Communities for Climate Action: Student-Led Initiatives and Collaborative Approaches in Universities Worldwide.
Chapter 10: Sustainability leadership: A praxis of hope
Chapter 11: Leadership by adaptation: A collaborative approach
Chapter 12: Hope for the future: Communities, children and young people as leaders
Conclusion
Product details
Biographical note
Nicola Watson has taught in the early years, primary and higher education sectors for over twenty years, and most recently at the University of Worcester.
Elena Lengthorn is a Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Worcester, UK, where she leads the PGCE Geography programme and Education for Sustainable Futures Special Interest Group and Chairs the Sustainability Forum.
Carla Solvason is a Senior Lecturer in the Department for Children and Families, University of Worcester, UK, where she leads the Social Pedagogy Research Group.
Geoffrey Elliott is Professor of Post‑Compulsory Education at the University of Worcester, UK.