Teaching about Climate Change: Possibilities and Challenges in Australian Adult Literacy Programs

Autor/in	Yasukawa, Keiko
Titel	Teaching about Climate Change: Possibilities and Challenges in Australian Adult Literacy Programs
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 66 (2023) 4, S.218-228 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yasukawa, Keiko)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-3004
DOI	10.1002/jaal.1267
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Climate; Teaching Methods; Economically Disadvantaged; Limited English Speaking; Adults; Literacy Education; Environmental Education; Teacher Role; Adult Literacy; Teacher Attitudes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Klima; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Lehrerrolle; Lehrerverhalten; Australien
Abstract	Australia's natural environment poses challenges for human inhabitants and will continue to pose novel challenges in an era of climate change. However, the resources that people can access to respond to climate change are diverse and unequally distributed. While this suggests a role for education, especially for those who are most socially and economically vulnerable, integrating climate change literacy into educational programs is not straightforward in all sectors. Studies have shown that increased standardization of curricula constrain teacher autonomy and pose dilemmas for teachers faced with tensions between curricular requirements and their professional judgment about appropriate pedagogy and curricula. This article considers the possibility of educational intervention for socially and economically disadvantaged adults with limited English language and literacy skills by investigating how a group of teachers in accredited literacy courses viewed their role in addressing climate change and environmental literacy in their literacy classes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01