Educating for a climate changed future from first order impacts to system level transformation Fernando Reimers, Margaret Wang-Aghania

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reimers, Fernando, author.

Wang-Aghania, Margaret, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Study and teaching.

Environmental education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland Springer [2026]

Summary:

"This book offers a comprehensive, systems-level examination of how schooling and climate change shape one another. Drawing on insights from climate science, comparative education, education policy and implementation research, it distinguishes between first‑order effects—how climate hazards and slow-onset changes disrupt learning—and second‑order effects—how education systems respond through curriculum, teacher preparation, infrastructure, operations and community engagement. It maps five major narratives of climate change education—climate literacy, climate action, green economy skills, education for sustainable development and critical/decolonial approaches—and shows how they coexist and interact in global frameworks and national policies. Moving from policy to practice, it analyzes national case studies of policy reform, case studies of transformation at the school level and examines the role of educator networks and of eco-systems supporting climate change education efforts. Using a complexity science perspective, it explains why many systems remain in “low climate learning traps” and outlines realistic strategies to escape them and achieve systemic policy coherence, offering guidance for researchers, policymakers, practitioners and graduate students working toward climate‑ready education systems"-- Springer Nature Link

Contents:

Introduction : education and climate

Mapping the terrain. Perspectives on education and climate change

How do national governments support climate-ready education systems?

Beyond government : the role of networks supporting climate change

Climate change education in practice : how schools teach for a warming world

What do students around the world know about climate change, and what should be taught and how?

Thinking systemically and multidimensionally about climate change education

Schools as anchors of community climate resilience : a social and ecological perspective

Conclusion : reorienting education in a warming world

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed May 21, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Reimers, Fernando Educating for a climate changed future

ISBN:

9783032232564

3032232562

OCLC:

1591029538

Access Restriction:

Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access