Children’s Environmental Identity Development

Carie Green earned her Ph.D. in education (2011) from the University of Wyoming. She is Associate Professor of People, Place, and Pedagogy in the School of Education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She studies the sociocultural influences of children’s environmental identity development in diverse contexts.

• List of Illustrations – Acknowledgments – Preface – A Model for Environmental Identity Development – Trust in Nature vs. Mistrust in Nature – Spatial Autonomy vs. Environmental Shame – Environmental Competency vs. Environmental Disdain – Environmental Action vs. Environmental Harm – Methodologies and Methods for Environmental Identity – Development Research – Diverse Observations of EID – Contributor Biographies.

“Environmental identity is a cornerstone of acting for sustainable futures, and at this globally perilous time, Carie Green offers unique insights into environmental identity development. She creates a compelling model drawn from psychosocial theory and evocative research narratives. This is an engaging and accessible publication that offers provocations for both researchers and practitioners.”—Sue Elliott, Senior Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator in Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of New England, Armidale NSW Australia