Sustainability Education for Children and Young People

Nicola Watson has taught in the early years, primary and higher education sectors for over twenty years, and most recently at the University of Worcester.Elena Lengthorn is a Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Worcester, UK, where she leads the PGCE Geography programme and Education for Sustainable Futures Special Interest Group and Chairs the Sustainability Forum.Carla Solvason is a Senior Lecturer in the Department for Children and Families, University of Worcester, UK, where she leads the Social Pedagogy Research Group.Geoffrey Elliott is Professor of Post‑Compulsory Education at the University of Worcester, UK.

• Foreword Introduction: Sustainability: The critical role of educatorsPart 1: The environmental crisis – why it matters to everyoneChapter 1: What is the environmental crisis and why does it matter?Part 2: Pedagogies of hopeChapter 2: Eco-anxiety: A positive response Chapter 3: Climate migration and displacement: A children’s rights perspective Chapter 4: Head, Heart and Hands: Reimagining holistic educationChapter 5: Engaging with uncertainty: a practical philosophical approachChapter 6: Embedding sustainability in the Early Years curriculum: The Curiosity Approach and its foundations in the work of education pioneersChapter 7: Sustainability and food: A social justice perspectiveChapter 8: Nature Connectedness and the Common Third within the primary curriculum - Exploring sustainability through a cross-curricular approachPart 3: Leadership for positive change Chapter 9: Mobilising Campus Communities for Climate Action: Student-Led Initiatives and Collaborative Approaches in Universities Worldwide.Chapter 10: Sustainability leadership: A praxis of hopeChapter 11: Leadership by adaptation: A collaborative approachChapter 12: Hope for the future: Communities, children and young people as leadersConclusion