Effective strategies for talking about climate change in the classroom (Busch and Osborne)

By K.C. Busch, Jonathan Osborne

Issue 14 | Page 15 | Published Jan 2022

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This article on effective strategies for talking about climate change in the classroom outlines five major challenges to communicating about climate change in the classroom by drawing on research in environmental psychology.

Climate education and sustainability

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