Murphy, Clíona
ORCID: 0000-0002-6251-5785, Martínez-Sainz, Gabriela, Aksela, Maija, Bergman, Gerd, Jones, Michael B.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0992-4982, Léna, Pierre and Wilgenbus, David
(2020)
A Snapshot of Climate Change Education Initiatives in Europe: Initial findings and implications for future Climate Change Education.
Policy Report.
ALLEA - All European Academies, Berlin.
Abstract
There is a dearth of research that provides an overview of different
climate change education (CCE) initiatives currently available
throughout Europe. This scoping review maps a sample of current CCE
initiatives in a non-exhaustive way, to identify commonalities, gaps,
and best practices in CCE. It is intended that the findings from this
scoping survey would inform a more representative large-scale survey
of CCE initiatives throughout Europe. While the sample in the current
study is relatively small, it yielded informative and relevant findings
that are particularly timely taking cognisance that climate change is
one of the key challenges identified by the European Commission in
their 2020 Work Plan (EU 2020).
To gain an insight into CCE in Europe an online survey was developed
and administered to ALLEA’s more than 50 science academies
requesting that the survey be shared with relevant universities,
education providers and outreach organisations that address climate
change education in their work. The survey gathered 67 responses
from 14 countries (11 from the European Union). Responses were
compiled and collected for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used
to analyse the responses from the survey to identify patterns and
averages in the types of initiatives, scope, content, and age groups
each initiative targets. In addition, content analysis was used to
explore main themes across the open-ended responses related to the
aims and descriptions of the initiatives
Metadata
| Item Type: | Monograph (Policy Report) |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Climate Change |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Education |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies Research Institutes and Centres > Research Centre in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education (CASTel) |
| Publisher: | ALLEA - All European Academies |
| Official URL: | https://allea.org/portfolio-item/a-snapshot-of-cli... |
| Copyright Information: | Authors |
| ID Code: | 32120 |
| Deposited On: | 08 Jan 2026 13:45 by Tom Feeney . Last Modified 08 Jan 2026 13:45 |
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