The Nature of Climate Science: Challenges for the Development of Climate Change Science Literacy in Education
Journal Title: Africa International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Despite raising awareness and promoting knowledge and skills-development for education about climate change, efforts by the education sector to promote the development of climate change science literacy in schools is challenged by the nature of climate science. We illuminated the nature of climate science by analysing literature on the nature of science that foregrounds discussions in climate science, and found that climate science involves mostly complex systems and problems; the scope of climate science is vast and interdisciplinary; most issues and problems in climate science are geographic in nature; climate science is characterised by uncertainty and disagreement; and, it is highly politicised. Unless education policymakers and curriculum designers consider these factors when formulating pedagogical intervention frameworks for a more effective and efficient climate change education; nurturing climate change science literacy in schools will be ever more elusive.
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Raymond Ndubisi Anyanwu Ndubisi Anyanwu, Lesley Le Grange
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