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Engaged in Learning - the Consensus Conference Model as a Pedagogy for Climate Change
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Warr, K, Engaged in Learning - the Consensus Conference Model as a Pedagogy for Climate Change, Pedagogy of Climate Change, The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Simon K Haslett, Derek France and Sharon Gedye (ed), Plymouth, pp. 62-77. ISBN 978-1-84102-273-4 (2011) [Other Book Chapter]
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Abstract
The climate change debate is influenced by the myriad of values, interests and citizen understandings underpinning this complex topic.This chapter explores how participative
democracy initiatives can move beyond seeking public opinion to become tools for community
education, involving everyday citizens in authentic deliberation around topics such as climate
change. Through an exploration of Australia’s second consensus conference on sea level rise in the Asia Pacific, this chapter investigates the opportunity for one method of participative democracy - the consensus conference - to provide an interdisciplinary, deliberative learning forum to engage
everyday citizens in interdisciplinary research and dialogue with a range of experts. The consensus
conference model is discussed as a potential pedagogy for climate change education at the
community level. The chapter highlights how community deliberation based on personal stories
and developing individual understandings can inspire innovative and multi-faceted solutions that
respond, and contribute to, the climate change debate.
Item Details
Item Type: | Other Book Chapter |
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Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Curriculum and pedagogy not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Other education and training |
Objective Field: | Other education and training not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Warr, K (Ms Kristin Warr) |
ID Code: | 75810 |
Year Published: | 2011 |
Deposited By: | Curriculum and Academic Development |
Deposited On: | 2012-02-16 |
Last Modified: | 2012-02-29 |
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