Children, Citizenship and Environment: #SchoolStrike Edition

In Children Citizenship and Environment, Bronwyn Hayward examines how students, with teachers, parents, and other activists, can learn to take effective action to confront the complex drivers of the current climate crisis. The SEEDS of citizenship education encourage students to develop skills for social agency, environmental education, embedded justice, decentralized deliberation, and self-transcendence, supporting young citizens' democratic imagination and developing their 'handprint for social justice.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 284 pages
\n Publication date: 06 October 2020
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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In this extensively revised second edition of Bronwyn Hayward's acclaimed book, Children, Citizenship, and Environment, she delves into the ways in which students, alongside teachers, parents, and other activists, can acquire the skills necessary to take effective action in addressing the multifaceted drivers of the current climate crisis. These drivers encompass economic and social injustice, colonialism, and racism. The global school strikes serve as a powerful call for adults, governments, and businesses to implement far-reaching measures in response to the urgent challenges posed by the climate crisis. These strikes also serve as a poignant reminder of why this vital form of youthful activism requires the support and involvement of all generations.

The #SchoolStrike edition of Children, Citizenship, and Environment features a wealth of new contributions from youth, indigenous, and disability activists, researchers, and educators. These include Raven Cretney, Mehedi Hasan, Sylvia Nissen, Jocelyn Papprill, Kate Prendergast, Kera Sherwood O'Regan, Mia Sutherland, Amanda Thomas, Sara Tolbert, Sarah Thomson, Josiah Tualamali i, and Amelia Woods.

As provocative and ultimately hopeful as it was when first published, Bronwyn Hayward further develops her "SEEDS model" of "strong ecological citizenship for a school strike generation." The SEEDS of citizenship education aim to nurture students' abilities in social agency, environmental education, embedded justice, decentralized deliberation, and self-transcendence. This approach to citizenship fosters young citizens' democratic imagination and contributes to the development of their "handprint for social justice."

This groundbreaking book holds immense appeal to a wide audience, particularly teachers and professionals engaged in Environmental Citizenship Education, as well as students and community activists who are passionate about environmental change, democracy, and intergenerational justice. By exploring the intersection of children, citizenship, and the environment, this book offers valuable insights and practical strategies for building a more sustainable and equitable future.

\n Weight: 444g\n
Dimension: 155 x 234 x 22 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367429638\n
Edition number: 2 New edition\n