Lauren Hennessey

In my research, I plan to develop a methodology for the co-creation of Climate Change Education (CCE) through collaboration between young climate activists (YCAs) and in-service teachers. For me CCE is not a topic which should eb left to Science or Geography – I am interested in every aspect of climate change, in particular issues of climate justice and how they intersect with other issues of epistemic justice. I am heavily influenced by critical theory and ideas from critical pedagogy, from thinkers such as Paolo Freire. In my project, teachers and young people will be positioned as co-creators of pedagogy, with the young people bringing the specialist knowledge of climate justice, as well as their own experience and understanding of pedagogy. The research will examine both the experiences of the participants in this collaborative, youth-led process of curriculum making in relation to CCE, as well as the outcomes of that process in the form of novel pedagogical approaches.

Climate Change Education Research Network (CCERN)

TLC Research Centre

Educational Futures Research Network