Abstract
The paper recommends that futures-oriented skills and visioning scenarios be utilised in climate change education at all levels to foster hope and associated empowerment and efficacy amongst individuals. These visioning exercises can be subdivided into personal, local and global futures to ensure that impacts and solutions at the individual level are foregrounded.
Keywords: Futures-oriented skills Visioning scenarios Climate change education Hope and empowerment Self-efficacy Personal, local, and global futures Individual-level impacts and solutions Agency and action Educational strategies
Core Idea: Futures-Oriented Visioning to Foster Hope, Empowerment, and Efficacy in Climate Change Education
Reference: Envisioning low-carbon futures: possibility and hope as part of climate change teacher education by Ferguson, Therese Environmental education research, 08/2022, Volume 28, Issue 8 Caribbean nations are amongst those considered the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. This necessitates climate change education (… Journal Article: Full Text Online