Anette Mansikka-aho is a doctoral researcher (M.Ed.) in the Faculty of Education and Culture at Tampere University, Finland.
Intergenerational learning, power relations and young people’s eco-emotions are in her core research interests in the field of environmental education, especially in climate education.
Young people today have only ever known a world defined by climate crisis. Accordingly, studies show that young people are not only engaging with climate knowledge, but are having to navigate new emotional challenges, including eco-emotions. Older generations therefore have a responsibility to support younger generations to navigate ongoing climate issues. Critically, we need to foster opportunities for two-way relationships of learning, allowing for older generations to learn from the experiences, perspectives, and knowledge of young people. This is the starting point of Anette’s research.
Anette’s dissertation research considers opportunities for intergenerational learning through ‘reverse pedagogical relationships’, which reverses the typical teacher or parent/carer-led style of learning. Anette’s study seeks to work directly with the youth to support and study their interests and power in climate activism.
Anette is writing her PhD research with Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation’s grant. Before this she worked over two years in international research project CCC-CATAPULT (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to Tackle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation), which focused on young people’s experiences of and learning around the climate crisis.
Contact:
email: anette.mansikka-aho@tuni.fi
Instagram: @anetenajatukset
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