Empowering Teachers through Environmental and Sustainability ... - 9780367370398

Taylor & Francis

Empowering Teachers through Environmental and Sustainability Education draws inspiration from an empirical study exploring early career teachers\u2019 attempts at enacting Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) in their everyday teaching practices. It showcases how a confluence of personal, professional and environmental identities supports implementation of ESE. Additionally, this book discusses key concepts and issues surrounding ESE and the ways in which teachers may claim agency and power to create change in their classroom practices. Drawing from theoretical perspectives, such as Bourdieu\u2019s \u2018thinking tools\u2019 habitus and capital, theories of identity, and Foucault\u2019s concept of power and knowledge relations, this book explores how teachers negotiate policies, curriculum and institutional norms to further theoretical and practical understanding of ESE. The use of personal narratives offers new insights into teachers\u2019 agency in creating localised ye.