Discourses of Hope in Sustainability Education: A Critical Analysis of Leading Sustainability Advocates

• In Event: Roundtable Session 19
  In Roundtable Session: The Discourses of Sustainability’s Possibilities

Abstract

If we are to educate the coming generation about the threats to the environment and the real consequences of the excesses of human actions on our planet, we need to consider the messages of hope and optimism that we communicate to our students. This presentation examines those messages of agency and empowerment from prominent sustainability education theorists and researchers that will enable educators to frame sustainability education with a realistic sense of agency while preparing students to meet the challenges for a sustainable future that lie ahead.

Author

• Geraldine R. McNenny, Chapman University