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The Climate Crisis as a Driver for Pedagogical Renewal in Higher Education

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  • Author(s): McCowan, Tristan (ORCID McCowan, Tristan (ORCID 0000-0002-0710-7519)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Teaching in Higher Education. 2023 28(5):933-952.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      20
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Climate; Educational Change; Teaching Methods; Epistemology; Social Structure; Higher Education; Environmental Education; Transformative Learning; Interdisciplinary Approach; Sustainability; Learning Processes
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/13562517.2023.2197113
    • ISSN:
      1356-2517
      1470-1294
    • Abstract:
      The planetary crisis facing humanity makes essential the incorporation of learning about climate change and sustainability in the university curriculum. Yet the ooting of climate change in values, knowledge systems and societal structures means that this incorporation must be more than just addition of knowledge content into a pre-existing curricular template. This article argues that the shifts required in a deep treatment of the climate crisis serve a broader purpose in driving positive change in university teaching and learning. Even within the confines of existing disciplinary divisions and mainstream epistemologies, possibilities exist for deepening critical reflection, pushing boundaries and opening imagination. The article explores this potential through an assessment of three spheres of enquiry: the ontological, epistemological and axiological. The teaching of these areas should be underpinned by the complimentary pedagogical foundations of critical questioning and deliberation, leading to a virtuous cycle of deepening of understanding and connection.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1394234