Broadening epistemologies and methodologies in climate change education research

Abstract

In this commentary, we reflect on the articles in this special collection from our lens as scholars who have chosen to conduct research with a focus on climate change education. We start with statements of positionality, as certainly our own experiences and philosophical stances shape our work and reflections included here. Afterwards, we present a typology of climate change education research, utilizing a framework developed from research paradigms with an emphasis on epistemology and methodology. Lastly, we make recommendations for future research efforts based on suggestions within the research articles in the collection as well as from the typology presented.

Keywords:

• Climate change education
• research paradigms
• epistemology
• methodologies

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1 As of the publication date, EbSco Host database shows approximately 1200 written works related to climate change education since 1983. A ProQuest search identifies approximately 6,000 articles related to climate change education in the same time period.