Taking Stock of Environmental Education Policy in England – the what, the where and the why.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Taking Stock of Environmental Education Policy in England – the what, the where and the why.

AU - Glackin, Melissa Anne

AU - King, Heather Christine

PY - 2020/1/25

Y1 - 2020/1/25

N2 - Taking England as our case study, this paper reviews secondary school environmental education from a policy perspective. By drawing on Stevenson’s typologies for environmental improvement and Lucas’ categorisation of environmental education, we analyse national policy documents, local authority and Multi-Academy Trust policies; and individual school planning documents. Our findings suggest in these areas a general absence of environment education policy, and where identified a rhetoric towards conservative reform framed as technology solutions, where learning is about the environment, rather than for the environment. We explain how the (lack of) environmental education rhetoric is a result of global economic changes and national austerity policies, and offer insights and signposting for policy makers.

AB - Taking England as our case study, this paper reviews secondary school environmental education from a policy perspective. By drawing on Stevenson’s typologies for environmental improvement and Lucas’ categorisation of environmental education, we analyse national policy documents, local authority and Multi-Academy Trust policies; and individual school planning documents. Our findings suggest in these areas a general absence of environment education policy, and where identified a rhetoric towards conservative reform framed as technology solutions, where learning is about the environment, rather than for the environment. We explain how the (lack of) environmental education rhetoric is a result of global economic changes and national austerity policies, and offer insights and signposting for policy makers.

U2 - 10.1080/13504622.2019.1707513

DO - 10.1080/13504622.2019.1707513

M3 - Article

SN - 1350-4622

VL - 26

SP - 305

EP - 323

JO - ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH

JF - ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH

IS - 3

M1 - 3

ER -