Climate Fiction and Young Learners' Thoughts--A Dialogue between Literature and Education

Autor/inn/en	Lindgren Leavenworth, Maria; Manni, Annika
Titel	Climate Fiction and Young Learners' Thoughts--A Dialogue between Literature and Education
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 27 (2021) 5, S.727-742 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lindgren Leavenworth, Maria) ORCID (Manni, Annika)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2020.1856345
Schlagwörter	Climate; Fiction; Environmental Education; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Emotional Response; Social Responsibility; Knowledge Level; Social Justice; Foreign Countries; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Fiktion; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Nachhaltigkeit; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Emotionales Verhalten; Soziale Verantwortung; Wissensbasis; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	Via thematic content analysis, this article combines approaches from educational and literary research to explore representations of nature, climate change and sustainability "by" children in their own reflections and "for" children in fiction. The primary materials consist of ethnographic studies conducted in Swedish schools in 2011 and 2013, and of close readings of Julie Bertagna's trilogy "Exodus" (2002), "Zenith" (2003), and "Aurora" (2011). Representations by young learners, as well as themes in climate fiction, reflect concerns regarding climate change, a critical awareness of anthropogenic influences, and a conviction that cooperation is essential to promote change. Speculative climate fiction can assist when re-thinking current structures and patterns by letting readers encounter possible scenarios in a safe space, in this way broadening discussions regarding future sustainability. We identify a number of contact points between our materials and suggest how findings point to bright spots when re-thinking the role of literature in education for sustainable development (ESD) and, conversely, the importance of young learners' voices within ESD for literature studies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01