The Limits of Hope: Theorizing Pedagogies of Hope in the Face of Environmental Catastrophe

• In Event: Ethics, Politics, and Agency in Environmental Education

Abstract

Drawing on teacher written responses, this research explores the emotional and affective experiences of teaching environmental issues, focusing particularly on the function and expression of hope along the unclear path toward appropriate action around the complex pedagogical and curricular implications of engaging climate crisis in education.

Author

• Elaine Alvey, University of Alaska - Southeast