"I had to take action straight away." Preservice teachers' accounts of pro-environmental action
Book chapter
Carter, Lyn and Martin, Jenny. (2018). "I had to take action straight away." Preservice teachers' accounts of pro-environmental action. In In Bencze, Larry (Ed.). Science and Technology Education Promoting Wellbeing for Individuals, Societies and Environments : STEPWISE pp. 523-537 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55505-8_24
Authors | Carter, Lyn and Martin, Jenny |
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Editors | Bencze, Larry |
Abstract | This chapter focuses on actions at the heart of the STEPWISE framework. Utilising a discursive psychological perspective less usual in science education than cognitive psychology, this chapter investigates preservice teachers’ sense of responsibility for education for sustainability (EfS) or pro-environmental action. Unlike cognitive psychology, the discursive approach acknowledges cultural and relational aspects of any action in the social world and no distinction is made between social and psychological phenomena. Using a coding system developed around the Grammar of Agency, we present findings from our preservice teachers’ development as applied scientifically literate citizens to show how their pro-environmental engagement is limited to individualistic positioning . There may be implications for EfS studies, STEPWISE and other sociopolitical and STSE projects self-reflecting about the cognitive psychological assumptions that depict individual minds and knowledge as separated from their social realisation. |
Keywords | discursive psychology; pro-environmental action; applied scientific literacy; initial teacher education; grammar of agency |
Page range | 523-537 |
Year | 2018 |
Book title | Science and Technology Education Promoting Wellbeing for Individuals, Societies and Environments : STEPWISE |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of publication | Cham, Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783319555034 |
9783319555058 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55505-8_24 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Jun 2017 |
2017 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/885vy/-i-had-to-take-action-straight-away-preservice-teachers-accounts-of-pro-environmental-action
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