Research Brief and Insights for Practice - Enhancing Capacity in Adult Climate Literacy: Investigating Sustainability Mindsets in the U.S. Emergency Management Profession Research Brief and Insights for Practice: This case study investigated how climate change education can meet the learning needs of U.S. emergency management (EM) professionals. The study focused on understanding EM’s experiences and learning processes regarding climate change impacts by leveraging the expertise of six certified emergency management professionals as key informants. Data collection included … Continue reading “Research Brief and Insights for Practice – Enhancing Capacity in Adult Climate Literacy: Investigating Sustainability Mindsets in the U.S. Emergency Management Profession” Learn More
Ramifications of the digital Divide on Cognitive Development and School Preparedness The conceptualization of the digital divide stems from multiple decades prior to the focal themes of this chapter as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. As has been widely discussed in the literature as well as the popular press, numerous existing and long-standing inequities were accentuated throughout the pandemic, not the … Continue reading “Ramifications of the digital Divide on Cognitive Development and School Preparedness” Learn More
Leveraging Sustainability Mindsets in Adult Climate Literacy Training and Education: A Brief Summary of Sustainability Mindsets in the Enhancing Capacity in Adult Climate Literacy (ECACL) Study Climate change poses significant challenges for emergency management professionals tasked with preparing and adapting communities to its impacts. This study aimed to understand how climate change education can meet the learning needs of emergency management professionals throughout the United States. This exploratory collective case study involved six certified emergency management professionals as key informants, along … Continue reading “Leveraging Sustainability Mindsets in Adult Climate Literacy Training and Education: A Brief Summary of Sustainability Mindsets in the Enhancing Capacity in Adult Climate Literacy (ECACL) Study” Learn More
Bridging the Divide: An Analysis of Federal, State, and Local Policies in U.S. Schools This chapter analyzes the ways in which past and present U.S. federal, state, and local policies have helped and hindered decision-making in local schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on the economic, political, and social impacts of distance learning efforts. The authors note that more than 76 million U.S. students were suddenly … Continue reading “Bridging the Divide: An Analysis of Federal, State, and Local Policies in U.S. Schools” Learn More
Climate Change and Cognition: Towards A Pedagogy In the aftermath of 9/11, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), and the Earth Institute of Columbia University launched the American Preparedness Project in order to survey public perceptions on disaster preparedness. The report found that 65% of Americans expressed worry that climate change will have an impact on their community’s exposure to disasters. … Continue reading “Climate Change and Cognition: Towards A Pedagogy” Learn More
