Climate change affects every person and society, every community and industry. Education at all levels, in all disciplines, and both inside and outside official institutions must now address climate change and its many effects on social and environmental systems. This book provides a framework for putting climate change at the forefront of educational agendas and pedagogical tools for teaching climate science across local and global settings.
Cassie Xu and Radhika Iyengar present evidence-based teaching practices and strategies that are grounded in a broad conception of education and emphasize a systems approach. They share examples of effective approaches in diverse learning environments—not just in classrooms and other formal settings but also informal contexts with communities and families. This book makes the case that students and other learners need to understand climate science and the physical and social impacts of climate change not only to be good citizens but also to be well prepared for different career paths. Xu and Iyengar highlight systemic barriers and inequalities, reflecting on how to bring marginalized voices and perspectives into educational spaces. Providing a foundation for interdisciplinary environmental education, this book underscores that how we teach future generations about climate change will shape our future.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword, by Alex Halliday
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Why Climate Education Needs Systems Thinking
1. Defining Systems Thinking and Climate Change
Part II. Climate Change Education and Future Workforces
2. Systems Thinking Skills and Outcomes
3. Strategies in Instructional Design
Part III. Examples and Case Studies of Climate Change Education in Practice
4. Climate Change in Formal Learning Environments
5. Community-Based (Informal) Education
6. Teaching Climate Change in Nonformal Settings
Part IV. The Future of Climate Education
7. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access as a Tool for Addressing Social and Environmental Justice
8. Role of the Columbia Climate School in Climate Education
Conclusion
Notes
Index
Über den Autor
Cassie Xu is Director of Educational Outreach at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and works in the office of the Executive Director. She has been a high school science teacher and is also an accomplished science writer having worked on the ‘State of the Planet’ report produced by the Earth Institute on an annual basis. She has a Masters Degree from Columbia Teachers College.
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