Addressing Climate Anxiety in Schools - Pedagogical Perspectives and Theoretical Foundations

This monograph presents a contemporary examination of climate anxiety within schools. Featuring contributions from international experts, this book will appeal to scholars, researchers, postgraduate students and educators interested in climate change education, sustainability education, policy and administration, mental health, and pedagogy.

List of contents

1. Setting the Stage: Climate Change and Its Effect on Student Well-being Part 1: Climate Anxiety within Schools 2. Experiences in Environmental Education with Young People: An Overview 3. Climate Worry and Mental Health in Young People: Approaches to Facilitating Constructive Engagement 4. How Dare You? How Dare I? The Moral Dimension of Climate Change 5. Solutions for Climate-Conflicted Children of the Global North 6. Climate Change Challenges in Australian Classrooms 7. Caring for Each Other in Uncertain Times: Teaching and Learning at the End of A World Part 2: Addressing Climate Anxiety in the Classroom 8. Solarpunk Pedagogy in a Warming World: Cultivating Radical Hope for an Uncertain Future 9. Feeling Climate Change - Supporting Students Mental Wellbeing Through Theatre of the Oppressed 10. Literature and Reading as Ways to Engage With Climate Anxiety in Classrooms 11. Moving Forward: Fostering the Growth of Climate Resilient Students 12. Nature Tales & Tails: Navigating Climate Anxiety In and Out of the Classroom 13. Final Thoughts for a Path Forward

About the author

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.

Summary

This monograph presents a contemporary examination of climate anxiety within schools. Featuring contributions from international experts, this book will appeal to scholars, researchers, postgraduate students and educators interested in climate change education, sustainability education, policy and administration, mental health, and pedagogy.

Product details

• Authors: Julie K. (Schulich School of Education Corkett
• Assisted by: Julie K. Corkett (Editor), Wafaa Mohammed Moawad Abd-El-Aal (Editor), Astrid Steele (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032757520
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275752-0
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Research and Teaching in Environmental Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Sustainability, EDUCATION / General, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias, Psychotherapy, Educational psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational strategies and policy