Environmental Education Research
Scope & Guideline
Elevating Environmental Awareness through Education
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Education:
The journal promotes research that bridges various disciplines, incorporating insights from social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences to enrich environmental education practices. - Focus on Climate Change Education:
A significant emphasis is placed on educating about climate change, including its impacts, mitigation strategies, and fostering resilience among learners, particularly youth. - Promoting Environmental Literacy and Action Competence:
The journal aims to enhance understanding of environmental literacy, encouraging learners to develop competencies necessary for proactive environmental stewardship and sustainable practices. - Engagement with Local and Global Contexts:
Research published in the journal often addresses both local environmental challenges and global sustainability goals, fostering a sense of responsibility and connection among learners to their community and the world. - Innovative Pedagogical Practices:
The journal highlights creative and effective teaching methods, including outdoor and experiential learning, that engage students in meaningful ways with environmental issues. - Critical Perspectives on Sustainability:
The journal encourages critical reflections on sustainability concepts, exploring the socio-political dimensions of environmental education and its implications for equity and justice.
Trending and Emerging
- Youth Activism and Climate Justice Education:
Recent publications increasingly focus on youth engagement in climate activism, emphasizing the role of education in empowering young people to advocate for environmental justice and sustainable futures. - Integration of Technology in Environmental Education:
Emerging themes include the use of digital tools and virtual learning environments to enhance environmental education, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. - Community-Based and Place-Based Education:
There is a growing emphasis on community engagement and place-based education, which connects learners to local environmental issues and encourages active participation in sustainability initiatives. - Critical Pedagogy and Transformative Learning:
Research is increasingly exploring critical pedagogical approaches that challenge traditional narratives around sustainability, promoting reflection and transformation among learners. - Focus on Emotional and Psychological Dimensions:
A trend towards examining the emotional and psychological aspects of environmental education, including eco-anxiety and emotional resilience, is becoming more prominent, recognizing the impact of emotions on environmental engagement.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Environmental Education Methods:
There appears to be a waning focus on conventional environmental education strategies that do not incorporate experiential or critical pedagogical approaches. - Overemphasis on Knowledge Transmission:
Research that primarily emphasizes the transmission of environmental knowledge without fostering critical thinking or action-oriented outcomes is decreasing, as the field shifts towards more participatory and engaged learning approaches. - Single-Discipline Studies:
There is a declining interest in studies that isolate environmental education within a single discipline, as interdisciplinary approaches are increasingly recognized as vital for addressing complex environmental challenges. - Neglect of Socio-Emotional Factors:
Themes related to the socio-emotional aspects of environmental education, such as eco-anxiety or emotional engagement, are less frequently explored compared to more action-oriented or knowledge-based research.
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