Classrooms for climate justice: An action research project
Classrooms for Climate Justice is a research project funded by the British Academy and based at Newcastle University, with collaboration from Dublin City University and Northumbria University.
Background to the research
Across the world, there are increasing expectations for schools and colleges to prepare learners for the challenges of living with climate change. There is a growing body of resources for teaching on climate change across subject areas and educational stages. However, support and resources for discussing climate justice is less well developed. This is significant as climate justice is a recognised concern of children and young people, made visible by young climate activists, but also documented in global surveys with young people.
In response, Classrooms for Climate Justice set out to explore the opportunities and challenges of incorporating climate justice perspectives into primary and secondary education in England and Ireland.
We interviewed thirteen educators in England and Ireland about this topic. As part of these interviews we invited educators to share resources they use to open up conversations about climate justice in the classroom. You can access some of these resources here.
Classrooms for Climate Justice is led by Dr Catherine Walker, a Research Fellow in Human Geography at Newcastle University.
Other researchers involved are Dr Audrey Bryan and Dr Anne Marie Kavanagh of Dublin City University, Dr Kevin Ardron of Northumbria University and Hannah Runeckles of Newcastle University.
Find out more about the research team here.
We will soon be adding some key findings and next steps from our research. Please watch this space for details!
