Young People and Climate Change: The Role of Developmental Science

2018 ◽  
pp. 115-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann V. Sanson ◽  
Theodore D. Wachs ◽  
Silvia H. Koller ◽  
Katariina Salmela-Aro
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Young People ◽  
Developmental Science

Conclusion

2018 ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Jade S. Sasser
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Young People ◽  
Global South ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Youth Population ◽  
Sub Saharan

The concluding chapter turns to the questions and observations that initially motivated this project: the role of women in sub-Saharan Africa, whom population advocates claim to represent. It raises questions about the links between contemporary investment in global South girls, instrumental gender and climate change solutions, and sexual stewardship, demonstrating how development-led concepts of women’s agency elide the contexts of their everyday lives. It concludes, not by offering solutions, but by fretting over the role of youth population advocacy, the politics and possibilities of their engagements with this work, raising questions about whether and how young people can transform populationist ideas into something closer to the social justice they seek.

scholarly journals Youth-led climate strikes: fresh opportunities and enduring challenges for youth research - commentary to Bowman

2020 ◽  
Vol 198 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 217-222
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Wood
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Public Events ◽  
Youth Research ◽  
Political Agent

In this commentary I respond to Benjamin Bowman’s Fennia paper by extending upon his central thesis that argues that the prevailing methodological tools and framings used to research youth political participation perpetuate unhelpful and inadequate dichotomies about youth. Advancing upon this, I suggest that the youth climate strikes in 2019 highlight three prevalent discourses in youth research relating to climate change: (i) the tendency to view youth as isolated individuals, neglecting the role of adults and communities; (ii) the tendency to focus on individual behavioural change rather than recognise the need for systemic and societal responses to climate change, and (iii) the tendency to overlook structural characteristics of youth such as race, gender and social class. The resulting discourses of youth autonomy, individualism and homogeneity lead to a distorted picture of young activists and perpetuate harmful narratives which lead to stigma, despair and cynicism. The paper concludes by advocating for greater care in the research methodologies and critical frameworks we use to report on youth at public events, such as climate strikes, in order to allow for the complexity of the young political agent, the ambiguity of some of their actions and for opportunities that enable young people themselves to articulate their own participation.

scholarly journals ART FOR CHANGE: Transformative learning and youth empowerment in a changing climate

Elem Sci Anth ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Bentz ◽  
Karen O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Young People ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Instrumental Learning ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Climate Change Responses ◽  
Opening Up

Young people represent a powerful force for social change, and they have an important role to play in climate change responses. However, empowering young people to be “systems changers” is not straightforward. It is particularly challenging within educational systems that prioritize instrumental learning over critical thinking and creative actions. History has shown that by creating novel spaces for reflexivity and experimentation, the arts have played a role in shifting mindsets and opening up new political horizons. In this paper, we explore the role of art as a driver for societal transformation in a changing climate and consider how an experiment with change can facilitate reflection on relationships between individual change and systems change. Following a review of the literature on transformations, transformative learning and the role of art, we describe an experiment with change carried out with students at an Art High School in Lisbon, Portugal, which involved choosing one sustainable behavior and adopting it for 30 days. A transformative program encouraged regular reflection and group discussions. During the experiment, students started developing an art project about his or her experience with change. The results show that a transformative learning approach that engages students with art can support critical thinking and climate change awareness, new perspectives and a sense of empowerment. Experiential, arts-based approaches also have the potential to create direct and indirect effects beyond the involved participants. We conclude that climate-related art projects can serve as more than a form of science communication. They represent a process of opening up imaginative spaces where audiences can move more freely and reconsider the role of humans as responsible beings with agency and a stake in sustainability transformations.

How do young people engage with climate change? The role of knowledge, values, message framing, and trusted communicators

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 523-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Corner ◽  
Olga Roberts ◽  
Sybille Chiari ◽  
Sonja Völler ◽  
Elisabeth S. Mayrhuber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Young People ◽  
Message Framing

scholarly journals Youth-led climate strikes: fresh opportunities and enduring challenges for youth research - commentary to Bowman

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Wood
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Public Events ◽  
Youth Research ◽  
Political Agent

In this commentary I respond to Benjamin Bowman’s Fennia paper by extending upon his central thesis that argues that the prevailing methodological tools and framings used to research youth political participation perpetuate unhelpful and inadequate dichotomies about youth. Advancing upon this, I suggest that the youth climate strikes in 2019 highlight three prevalent discourses in youth research relating to climate change: (i) the tendency to view youth as isolated individuals, neglecting the role of adults and communities; (ii) the tendency to focus on individual behavioural change rather than recognise the need for systemic and societal responses to climate change, and (iii) the tendency to overlook structural characteristics of youth such as race, gender and social class. The resulting discourses of youth autonomy, individualism and homogeneity lead to a distorted picture of young activists and perpetuate harmful narratives which lead to stigma, despair and cynicism. The paper concludes by advocating for greater care in the research methodologies and critical frameworks we use to report on youth at public events, such as climate strikes, in order to allow for the complexity of the young political agent, the ambiguity of some of their actions and for opportunities that enable young people themselves to articulate their own participation.

scholarly journals The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Preparing Youth to Manage a Sustainability-Oriented Future Workplace

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-128
Author(s):  
Mona Betour El Zoghbi ◽  
Wim Lambrechts
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Young People ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Collaborative Processes ◽  
Environmental Events

Aim: This paper aims to highlight the different forms, levels and pathways of engagement with climate change and sustainability of young people living in different contexts of vulnerability and adaptability. It explores different perspectives and viewpoints of youth regarding complex and uncertain issues related to climate change and sustainability as well as their future role on the workplace.Research Methods: The critical interpretivist study was conducted in the Netherlands and South Africa, and participants were undergraduate and postgraduate university students from diverse socio-demographic and academic backgrounds in the two countries. The study applied various methods of data collection including focus groups, interviews, policy document reviews as well as participant-observation at several youth and environmental events and forums.Conclusions/Findings: Key findings highlight the importance of building resilience and empowering academic and civic platforms that enhance young people's competences to manage sustainability-oriented lifestyles and workplaces through critical, creative, and collaborative processes.

scholarly journals Youth-led climate strikes: fresh opportunities and enduring challenges for youth research - commentary to Bowman

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Wood
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Public Events ◽  
Youth Research ◽  
Political Agent

In this commentary I respond to Benjamin Bowman’s Fennia paper by extending upon his central thesis that argues that the prevailing methodological tools and framings used to research youth political participation perpetuate unhelpful and inadequate dichotomies about youth. Advancing upon this, I suggest that the youth climate strikes in 2019 highlight three prevalent discourses in youth research relating to climate change: (i) the tendency to view youth as isolated individuals, neglecting the role of adults and communities; (ii) the tendency to focus on individual behavioural change rather than recognise the need for systemic and societal responses to climate change, and (iii) the tendency to overlook structural characteristics of youth such as race, gender and social class. The resulting discourses of youth autonomy, individualism and homogeneity lead to a distorted picture of young activists and perpetuate harmful narratives which lead to stigma, despair and cynicism. The paper concludes by advocating for greater care in the research methodologies and critical frameworks we use to report on youth at public events, such as climate strikes, in order to allow for the complexity of the young political agent, the ambiguity of some of their actions and for opportunities that enable young people themselves to articulate their own participation.

Exploring the Role of Heuristics and Constructed Beliefs in Climate-Change Perception

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Keenan ◽  
Lisa Zaval ◽  
Ye Li ◽  
Eric J. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Change Perception ◽  
Climate Change Perception

Significance and Role of Athletes in Ethical Education of Youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-74
Author(s):  
Ivana Markov Čikić ◽  
Aleksandar Ivanovski
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Ethical Education ◽  
Open Issue ◽  
Clear Identification ◽  
Relationship Of

Summary One cannot write about the relationship of young people and current sports stars in modern society without having previously studied the processes of mediation and globalisation of sport, and the transformation of traditional social values. The goal of the science and practice engaged in sports and education of young people is a constant quest for preserving universal ethical values and reconciling them with the modern-day social processes. This paper will present the result of a survey conducted with adolescents in five different Serbian cities in order to find the answer to the question if sportspersons were their favourite television role-models. According to the results of our survey, 45% of adolescents do not have a favourite TV personality and do not know for sure who that could be. Novak Đoković, who would be the choice of adults for a role model of the young, with 63.2% according to the survey conducted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, scored 3.81% in our survey with adolescents who would chose Novak Đoković as their favourite TV personality. The necessity of raising media literacy of young people with the aim of clear identification of sports role models who are going to improve their quality of life still remains an open issue for further research on this course.

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