Educating for resilience: parent and teacher perceptions of children's emotional needs in response to climate change

Baker, Cambry; Clayton, Susan; Bragg, Eshana

doi:10.1080/13504622.2020.1828288

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Educating for resilience: parent and teacher perceptions of children's emotional needs in response to climate change

Baker, Cambry, Clayton, Susan, Bragg, Eshana·2021·Environmental Education Research

DOI 10.1080/13504622.2020.1828288

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Children are worried about climate change. Environmental education aims to increase knowledge and pro-environmental behavior but typically gives little attention to meeting children’s emotional needs. This is particularly important as direct and indirect impacts of climate change, including the Australian bushfires in 2019–20, become more salient. This study explored caretaker perceptions of children’s climate change emotions, and the needs and challenges around supporting children, through an online survey of Australian parents and teachers (n = 141). Parents and teachers similarly reported that children experience anxiety and express interest in talking about climate change. They described challenges that inhibit their ability to talk to the children, whilst also identifying positive experiences of doing so. We conclude that parents and teachers would benefit from resources to help them support their children’s environmental learning in a way that fosters emotional wellbeing and promotes hopefulness. We suggest principles that acknowledge feelings, emphasize solutions, and encourage action.

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Authors: Baker, C., Clayton, S., & Bragg, E.
Affiliations: College of Wooster (US)
Sustainable Futures Australia and SIT Study Abroad, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
Corresponding author: Clayton, Susan
ORCID: Clayton, Susan
Venue: Environmental Education Research
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2020-10-08
Volume: 27
Issue: 5
Pages: 687-705
ISSN: 1350-4622 (ISSN-L)
1469-5871
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2020.1828288
OpenAlex: W3091780768
Cited by: 164
References: 34
Citations by year: 2026: 27 · 2025: 47 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 16.54
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Environmental Education Research (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental and sustainability education
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental Education and Sustainability
Keywords: climate anxiety, emotional needs of children, parental attitudes, teacher perceptions, climate change education, environmental education, emotional well-being, hope, 2019-2020 Australian bushfires, pro-environmental behavior

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