Developing understanding about the Earth's climate and the phenomenon of global climate
change (GCC) is essential for all students, our future citizens and decision-makers. Recent …

Anxiety and distress about the ecological crisis seems to be a rapidly growing phenomenon.
This article analyzes the challenges and possibilities posed by such “eco-anxiety” for …

The work of elementary science teaching is challenging given the wide array of subject
matter most teachers are expected to teach and a systematic de-prioritisation of science at …

In this paper, we review research on how students' interest in science changes through the
primary to secondary school transition. In the literature, the findings generally show that …

Human-caused climate change is a dominant global challenge. Unlike other disciplines and
fields, there has as yet been only limited attention to climate change in educational research …

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing society, and climate change
educational models are emerging in response. This study investigates the implementation …

Given the radical reduction in carbon emissions required from developed countries, a robust
and justice-orientated educational response is necessary to support the collective actions …

This chapter proposes an approach to critical thinking (CT) oriented to action, towards
educating critical citizens. The goals are to support the development of their capacity to …

Background: Efforts to promote reform-based instruction have overlooked the import of affect
in teacher learning. Drawing on prior work, I argue that teachers' affective experiences in the …

Teaching about climate change should be a top priority for all education sectors. However,
research to date suggests that climate change education is sparse and ad hoc across school …