Climate change injustice and school attendance and absenteeism

Proximal and distal ecological links

Dados Bibliográficos

ID22167261
AutoresChristopher A Kearney (0000-0003-0653-4743, University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Kinsey Ellis (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), V Jefferson Arcaina (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Ano2024
Volume9
Data de publicação2024-12-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2504-284X • E-ISSN: 2504-284X
EditoraFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/feduc.2024.1455430
OpenAlexW4404979517
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas113

Climate change has been linked to a myriad of problems related to human functioning, with a particular scientific emphasis on economic, physical damage, and health sectors. Less attention, however, has been given to the links between climate change and problems in the educational sector, such as school attendance problems, which represent practical and everyday manifestations of the effects of climate change. This is unfortunate given that children, and particularly those in Black and Brown communities and in the majority world, are expected to bear the greatest burden from climate change now and in the future. One fundamental right of children is the right to an education and to attend school, and this right is threatened particularly for vulnerable populations in different ways by climate change. Narrative synthesis of key terms (e.g., climate change, school absenteeism) for literature review was conducted to identify key patterns that produced the primary themes represented in this article: physical health, mental health, violence, school environment, school displacement and migration, and economic challenges. These themes were organized along a general proximal-to-distal spectrum. The descriptions of each theme also illustrate mechanisms connecting these issues that may help inform future mitigation efforts

Absenteeism · Attendance · Climate change · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Mental health · Political science · Sociology · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance · Ecology