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Publication Date: 2020
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Social Agency and Ecoliteracy: Seeds of Change for Teacher Education in Uncertain Climate Futures
Tolbert, Sara; Mackey, Glynne; Manning, Richard; Hayward, Bronwyn; Carter, Huhana-Suzanne
set: Research Information for Teachers, n3 p54-60 2020
In this article, we discuss the importance of developing the skills of ecological citizenship for teachers and students. In particular we consider how we can support teaching practice to develop the skills of social agency and ecoliteracy. We argue that these skills are essential for building teacher and student capabilities to co-create regenerative futures on a warming planet. In this discussion we reflect on our experiences as educators and researchers invested in place-based education, sustainability, climate justice research, democracy, and citizenship education. We highlight some of the tools and approaches that we have used in supporting both preservice teachers, and children, to learn these skills of ecological citizenship.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Climate, Anxiety, Environmental Education, Ecological Factors, Multiple Literacies, Social Justice, Social Action, Citizenship Education, Place Based Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Skill Development, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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