Teachers and the communication of climate change science: a critical partnership in Australia
Boon, Helen (2014) Teachers and the communication of climate change science: a critical partnership in Australia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 116. pp. 1006-1010.
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Abstract
Climate change science is part of the Australian National Curriculum. Understanding current perceptions of climate change among pre-service teachers and the Australian public is important for designing effective teacher training on climate change communication. This study employed a survey to examine self-reported knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards climate change among adults (n=1240) and pre-service teachers (n=156) in regional Australia. Results highlight knowledge and understanding gaps of climate change science in pre-service teachers and mistrust of sources of climate change information in the general public. Implications of these findings are discussed within the context of teacher training and climate science communication.
| Item ID: | 32805 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1877-0428 |
| Keywords: | climate change knowledge, climate change communication, pre-service tearchers |
| Additional Information: | This is an open access article published under a CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. |
| Funders: | NCCARF |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2014 05:33 |
| FoR Codes: | 13 EDUCATION > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9603 Climate and Climate Change > 960399 Climate and Climate Change not elsewhere classified @ 40% 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9305 Education and Training Systems > 930501 Education and Training Systems Policies and Development @ 60% |
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