Embargo Period

7-30-2023

Degree Name

MA in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management

First Advisor

Dr. Alla Korzh

Abstract

This paper explores the crossover of the youth-led climate justice movement and education, utilizing The Experiment Digital Climate Change & the Environment as a case study to investigate this crossover globally and locally. A 6-week virtual exchange program designed to connect 100 high school students from 23 countries, The Experiment Digital Climate Change & the Environment aimed to equip youth with radical tools to address the scale of the climate crisis. The study drew on the neo-institutionalism and systems thinking approaches to globalization. Employing qualitative research methods, including a questionnaire and individual interviews, the findings revealed that international relationships improved critical thinking and collaboration. In combination with systems change curriculum, the program spurred increased action in the youth-led movement. Findings confirmed that there is no one solution for educating on climate justice. Communities need to tailor their systems and pedagogy to their geographic locations, demographics and cultures. The study’s key contributions to scholarship include comprehensive systems change curriculum, the solidified connection between education and increased activism, and documenting perspectives on climate justice from exceedingly diverse participants.

Disciplines

Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Educational Methods | Environmental Education | International and Comparative Education | Sustainability

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