Climate-change education and critical emotional awareness (CEA): Implications for teacher education

Scholars in the field of education for sustainable development argue that it is vital educators take emotions into account when teaching about global problems such as climate change. How to do this best way still debated, however. This article aims contribute discussion by arguing importance critical emotional awareness (CEA). CEA future teachers gain, but also their students learn be able fight sustainability everyday life and occupational roles. Through theoretical argumentation insights from empirical studies, elaborates on following questions: Why important? What components does concept consist of? Some key characteristics are combines emotion research social science. It should anchored multidisciplinary theories acknowledge both ways cope. recognize regulation place at individual interactional levels are, furthermore, influenced larger societal norms. implies these aspects critically discussed learning situations teacher give skills lead discussions.