Announcing the Launch of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Education (MECCE) Project
We are pleased to announce the formal launch of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Education (MECCE) project. MECCE launched with a successful virtual Inception Meeting on September 17, 2020, which was attended by over 70 delegates from around the world, who discussed furthering the project’s ambitious goals in its inaugural year. MECCE’s goal […]
New agreement supports enhanced environmental education in public schools
Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) and the Sustainability and Education Policy Network (SEPN) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further sustainability and climate change education initiatives. JUNE 22, 2020 The new agreement supports sustainability and climate change education for SPS administrators and teachers, and includes the development of […]
USask-led partnership awarded $2.5M to advance global climate education
Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to increase climate change education, training and public awareness on a global scale. JUNE 8, 2020 The six-year Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Education (MECCE) partnership, led […]
USask researcher examines UN climate change education
According to the United Nations, education and training is a crucial part of tackling climate change. JANE CAULFIELDSep 4, 2019 Three landmark UN policy programs aim to empower and support governments to accelerate solutions through education, training and public awareness as they work to mitigate and adapt to climate change. For University of Saskatchewan researcher […]
SEPN Receives SSHRC Insight Grant to Examine the Influences of UN Policy Programs on Climate Change Education
We are pleased to announce an international team led by SEPN Director Marcia McKenzie has been awarded a $280,000 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant to research “The Influences of Policy Actors on UN Policy Programs on Climate Change Education.” This study will examine the influences of governmental and nongovernmental policy-makers on three U.N. […]
SEPN Research Featured in the Times Higher Education
A recently published article on sustainability engagement in the world’s higher education institutions by the Times Higher Education includes info on SEPN’s Canadian research on climate change education and fossil fuel divestment work, as well as a nod to our post-secondary sustainability census.
FreshEd Podcast Released on Climate Change Education Policy with SEPN Director Dr. Marcia McKenzie
The May 13, 2019 FreshEd podcast with Will Brehm features SEPN Director Marcia McKenzie. Climate Change and Education Policy (Marcia McKenzie) Climate change and its effects aren’t some future possibilities waiting to happen unless we take action today. No. The effect of climate change is already occurring. Today. Right now. Around the world, people have […]
