1st Edition
Addressing Climate Anxiety in Schools Pedagogical Perspectives and Theoretical Foundations
This monograph presents a contemporary examination of climate anxiety within schools. Featuring contributions from experts across Canada, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Finland, the book underscores the prevalence of climate anxiety, a phenomenon often overlooked in discussions about climate change and education. The monograph is divided into two sections. The first section begins by outlining how climate anxiety manifests in schools, examining the theoretical underpinnings of climate change education and its psychological impact on students and teachers. The second section presents innovative and practical strategies for mitigating climate anxiety in the classroom, highlighting the importance of cohesive learning environments and cross-curricular approaches. Readers will benefit from the book’s international perspective and its blend of theory and practice, gaining valuable insights into how to address climate anxiety and foster resilience in educational contexts.
An international, empirical, and ethnographic evidence-based perspective of climate anxiety in classroom, this book will appeal to scholars, researchers, postgraduate students, and educators with interests in climate change education, sustainability education, policy and administration, mental health, and pedagogy.
1. Setting the Stage: Climate Change and Its Effect on Student Well-being
Julie K. Corkett and Astrid Steele (Canada)
Part 1: Climate Anxiety within Schools
2. Experiences in Environmental Education with Young People: An Overview
Daniela Acquadro Maran, Tatiana Begotti, and Adelina Brizio (Italy)
3. Climate Worry and Mental Health in Young People: Approaches to Facilitating Constructive Engagement
Julian Fernando and Emma Sciberras (Australia)
4. How Dare You? How Dare I? The Moral Dimension of Climate Change
Vanessa Kulcar and Barbara Juen (Austria)
5. Solutions for Climate-Conflicted Children of the Global North
Tim Kelly (New Zealand)
6. Climate Change Challenges in Australian Classrooms
Karina Rune, Kirsty A. O’Callaghan, Rubie Orman-Ditchfield, Patrick D. Nunn (Australia)
7. Caring for Each Other in Uncertain Times: Teaching and Learning at the End of A World
Dawn Wiseman, Léger-Goodes, L. Rebeca Esquivel, Emma Cognet, Mitchell McLarnon, Catherine Herba, Limin Jao, and Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise (Canada)
Part 2: Addressing Climate Anxiety in the Classroom
8. Solarpunk Pedagogy in a Warming World: Cultivating Radical Hope for an Uncertain Future
Christie Petersen and Alysha J. Farrell (Canada)
9. Feeling Climate Change – Supporting Students Mental Wellbeing Through Theatre of the Oppressed
Josefina Rueter Viaga (Canada)
10. Literature and Reading as Ways to Engage With Climate Anxiety in Classrooms
Satu Grünthal (Lithuania), Toni Lahtinen (Finland), Panu Pihkala (Finalnd)
11. Moving Forward: Fostering the Growth of Climate Resilient Students
Erin Madon (Canada) and Astrid Steele (Canada)
12. Nature Tales & Tails: Navigating Climate Anxiety In and Out of the Classroom
Caroline Hickman (United Kingdom)
13. Final Thoughts for a Path Forward
Julie K. Corkett (Canada) and Astrid Steele (Canada)
Biography
Julie K. Corkett is Full Professor at the Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, Canada.
Wafaa Mohammed Moawad Abd-El-Aal is Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Sultan Quaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Beni-Suef University, Egypt.
Astrid Steele is retired Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Education from the Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, Canada.
