Exploring a theoretical model of climate change action for youth

Busch, K. C.; Ardoin, Nicole M.; Gruehn, Daniel; Stevenson, Kathryn T.

doi:10.1080/09500693.2019.1680903

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“…To be clear, we do not subscribe to knowledge deficit views of students, and instead agree with other researchers who argue that this knowledge deficit model is problematic for several reasons (e.g., Brossard & Lewenstein, 2009; Nisbet & Scheufele, 2009), and it may offer only limited avenues for improving climate change education (Busch, Ardoin, Gruehn, & Stevenson, 2019).…”

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Complex influences of mechanistic knowledge, worldview, and quantitative reasoning on climate change discourse: Evidence for ideologically motivated reasoning among youth

2020

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Anthropogenic climate change remains divisive in the United States, where skepticism of the scientific consensus is associated with conservative worldviews, resulting in political polarization. This study considers three hypotheses regarding U.S. polarization over climate change that have emerged from social psychology research and applies them to science education by showing how these hypotheses could relate to adolescents' science learning. We then test each hypothesis within an experimental educational intervention designed to study the influence of worldview, mechanistic knowledge, and quantitative reasoning on students' written arguments about climate change. We used mixed methods to analyze the results of this individually randomized trial with clustering involving 357 participants in grades 9-11 from 5 U.S. sites. Findings show that: (a) exposure to mechanistic knowledge about climate change increased odds of receptivity toward climate change; (b) increasingly conservative worldviews were associated with decreased odds of receptivity; (c) worldview and quantitative reasoning interacted, resulting in an amplified effect of worldview for students with greater quantitative reasoning. Results also suggest that the influence of worldview and mechanistic knowledge on receptivity work

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“…Namely, there was a concern that students would face consequences by attending a Strike, from both school administrators and family. Parents can play an important role in a young person's engagement with climate change, as they are seen as a trusted source of information (Corner et al, 2015), contributor of social norms around proenvironmental behavior (Busch et al, 2019), and can influence a young person's climate change risk perception level (Mead et al, 2012). While the specific contributions of parents on participants willingness to engage are beyond the scope of the present study, what we see here is a much more practical demonstration of parental influence.…”

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“…All participants in focus groups indicated in some way support for the School Strike movement overall, such as alignment with the School Strike values, belief that the climate is at risk, and to some level personal support will enhance climate outcomes (for more on public support for environmental movements, see Stern et al, 1999). Participants may hence be demonstrating a set of subjective norms (Ajzen, 2011), and given that social norms can influence decision making with regards to climate change (Busch et al, 2019), this may explain why the focus of the group discussions was more skewed to social factors influencing Strike non-participation.…”

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Motivators of Participation and Non-Participation in Youth Environmental Protests

Feldman

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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This paper is an exploratory study investigating motivators of teenagers to both attend and not attend a climate change related protest event. Using open-ended surveys and focus groups, 16–19-year-old Australian students were asked about their motivators to attend and abstain from School Strike 4 Climate events. Through qualitative analysis and thematic coding, results show key motivators to attend a Strike include climate change and acts of political participation that provide youth with a public voice. Protest is positioned as a key part of teen political repertoires. Reasons for non-attendance included prioritizing schoolwork and low efficacy in protest or participatory action. However, low efficacy in climate change mitigation, or an outright rejection of climate science, was not evident in this sample. Overall, reasons for attendance and non-attendance at a Strike event were not direct mirror images of the other, and implications for inclusion of non-participants in further studies is discussed in this light.

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“…ey specifically call for an integration of young people into climate debate by providing them the necessary training, information, and resources for effective engagement [46,47]. Nonetheless, the view which has gained wide traction or currency among reformists is that just as GGEs are the deeds of humans, so must youth resort to social justice to cut down on GGEs [29,48]. e argument of these advocates is underpinned by the assertion that since humans pursue different socioeconomic ventures without jeopardizing the development of others, they must be able to utilize the environment without causing harm to it, and perhaps restore its quality or make it better than they met it.…”

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Beyond Tokenism: The “Born Frees” and Climate Change in South Africa

Nkrumah

2021

International Journal of Ecology

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Climate change and youth participation are emerging as important clarion calls today. Indeed, very few individuals will possibly counter a call for the involvement of young people in decisions and actions which (in)directly affect their lives. Presently, some of the greatest social problems faced by young South Africans are COVID-19, employment, and climate change. These challenges require the active participation of young people—locally known as the “born frees”—in the construction and operationalization of interventions, especially in light of the insufficient (sub)national response. That being said, policymakers often adopt top-down over bottom-up approaches, with the young generation often excluded or at best given a tokenistic role in climate decision-making processes. Therefore, this paper suggests some new ways of conceptualizing youth agency and brings to light how the born frees could efficiently take part or have a say in negotiating the path to climate adaptation, resilience, and mitigation. By drawing from the existing literature, the paper concludes that effective engagement with youth is essential in empowering them to key stakeholders or partners in adapting and/or mitigating climate change.

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Exploring a theoretical model of climate change action for youth

Cited by 52 publications

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Complex influences of mechanistic knowledge, worldview, and quantitative reasoning on climate change discourse: Evidence for ideologically motivated reasoning among youth

Complex influences of mechanistic knowledge, worldview, and quantitative reasoning on climate change discourse: Evidence for ideologically motivated reasoning among youth

Motivators of Participation and Non-Participation in Youth Environmental Protests

Beyond Tokenism: The “Born Frees” and Climate Change in South Africa

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