Climate change denial as a catalyst for transformative education
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https://doi.org/10.23882/rmd.25297Palavras-chave:
Climate change, transformative education, student empowerment, teacher education, professional learning communitiesResumo
A negação das alterações climáticas face a provas contraditórias esmagadoras tem deixado muitos jovens confusos e ansiosos. Este documento defende que a educação transformadora é uma forma de permitir que os estudantes contrariem a ofuscação da negação, combinando a compreensão das alterações climáticas com atividades que demonstrem as possibilidades de reduzir ou inverter o seu impacto negativo. Três exemplos de educação transformadora revelam o sentido de capacitação que os alunos adquirem enquanto aprendizes e ativistas em questões relacionadas com o clima. Os programas de formação de professores e as comunidades de aprendizagem profissional dos professores são suscetíveis de contribuir para novos avanços na educação transformadora.
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