COVID-19 and the Desire of Children to Return to Nature: Emotions in the Face of Environmental and Intergenerational Injustices

Autor/inn/en	Rios, Clementina; Neilson, Alison Laurie; Menezes, Isabel
Titel	COVID-19 and the Desire of Children to Return to Nature: Emotions in the Face of Environmental and Intergenerational Injustices
Quelle	In: Journal of Environmental Education, 52 (2021) 5, S.335-346 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rios, Clementina) ORCID (Menezes, Isabel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-8964
DOI	10.1080/00958964.2021.1981207
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Childrens Attitudes; Early Adolescents; Natural Resources; Physical Environment; Ecological Factors; Environmental Education; Social Justice; Social Responsibility; Well Being; Emotional Response; Adults; World Problems; Rural Urban Differences; Public Schools; Private Schools; Socioeconomic Background; Foreign Countries; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Natürliche Umwelt; Ökologischer Ansatz; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Soziale Verantwortung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Emotionales Verhalten; Weltproblem; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Sozioökonomische Lage; Ausland
Abstract	The global COVID-19 public health crisis has driven policies of lockdowns and social distancing that have had negative social and economic impacts, worsening inequalities and social exclusions, and mixed environmental impacts. This study engaged children from schools with diverse environmental pedagogies in online focus groups about nature and their experiences with nature during the pandemic. Participants expressed fear of the unknown virus, sadness from isolation, longing for family and friends, and yearning for the freedom to enjoy the outside world. They revealed knowledge of both positive and negative impacts of lockdowns on the environment. Their experiences with nature demonstrate how environmental injustice affects the lives of children from public schools in urban contexts, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, who reported less contact with nature during the lockdown. As a group, children are aware and very critical of intergenerational environmental injustice and argue for the need for adults to act. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01