Un modello di apprendimento ambientale intergenerazionale esteso alla terza età

Autori

  • Satya Brink Jönköping University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1970-2221/15669

Parole chiave:

adulti anziani, relazione ambientale, apprendimento ambientale, modello di apprendimento, cambiamento comportamentale

Abstract

La minaccia esistenziale del cambiamento climatico può unire le generazioni viventi attraverso l’apprendimento permanente per una risposta coesa. Le persone in età avanzata devono comprendere gli impatti ambientali su sé stesse e sulle generazioni future. Un modello utile di apprendimento ambientale deve funzionare bene per ogni generazione. Questo documento politico ha due obiettivi, basati sull’utilità di combinare la teoria della Nature Relatedness e la teoria Nudge per un modello di apprendimento ambientale. In primo luogo, esaminare se la teoria della Nature Relatedness, che misura il rapporto dell’individuo con la natura, è appropriata. Essa categorizza il rapporto in quattro categorie: passivo, consapevole, reattivo e attivo, sulla base di caratteristiche osservabili di ricerca di conoscenza, atteggiamenti favorevoli, comportamento personale e azione sociale. In secondo luogo, si vuole indagare se l’apprendimento basato sulla teoria Nudge può far progredire il rapporto con la natura e portare a un cambiamento comportamentale. Questo modello fornisce un quadro utile per progettare l’apprendimento ambientale da parte di tutte le generazioni.

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2023-09-28

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Brink, S. (2023). Un modello di apprendimento ambientale intergenerazionale esteso alla terza età. Ricerche Di Pedagogia E Didattica. Journal of Theories and Research in Education, 18(2), 67–79. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1970-2221/15669