Climate Change From an Education Perspective: The Role of Teachers in Raising Public Awareness

Abstract

It is quite obvious that the negative consequences of climate change will be one of the most important agendas in the near future. Many societies are developing various policies and trying to raise awareness in order to be less affected by these negativities. One of the most important keys to social awareness is undoubtedly teachers. Teachers' knowledge and awareness levels about climate change can affect the attitudes of future generations toward the causes and consequences of climate change. For this reason, in this chapter, I discuss climate change and its possible problems, the effects of climate change in Turkey and the policies carried out, public awareness of climate change, climate change awareness of teachers in Turkey and teacher education in the context of climate change. I believe that the discussions in this chapter can shed light on education policies.

Citation

Batı, K. (2024), "Climate Change From an Education Perspective: The Role of Teachers in Raising Public Awareness", Açikalin, Ş.N. and Erçetin, Ş.Ş. (Ed.) The Social Consequences of Climate Change, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-677-520241007