The educational potential of the theory of social representations applied to climate change: A critical literature review
Social representation theory provides a theoretical framework for comprehending how information about climate change is transformed as it moves from the scientific realm and becomes intertwined with people’s everyday lives. It also explores the relationship between this knowledge and the shared valu...
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| description | Social representation theory provides a theoretical framework for comprehending how information about climate change is transformed as it moves from the scientific realm and becomes intertwined with people’s everyday lives. It also explores the relationship between this knowledge and the shared values, beliefs, and ideas within a specific social group. This article critically reviews 67 papers on social representations of climate change, identifying main contributions, methodological approaches, and future research opportunities. This review offers a broad outlook on the knowledge provided by social representation theory to understand climate change from a social-educational perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f98be0fbc95743aa953e3707cfd975e72025-02-05T12:00:28ZengUniversidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)Revista Española de Pedagogía0034-94612174-09092025-01-0183290276110.22550/2174-0909.4097The educational potential of the theory of social representations applied to climate change: A critical literature reviewHarumi Takano Rojas0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4255-1911Alicia Castillo1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-1256Pablo Meira-Cartea2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0194-7477Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM)Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM) Universidad de Santiago de CompostelaSocial representation theory provides a theoretical framework for comprehending how information about climate change is transformed as it moves from the scientific realm and becomes intertwined with people’s everyday lives. It also explores the relationship between this knowledge and the shared values, beliefs, and ideas within a specific social group. This article critically reviews 67 papers on social representations of climate change, identifying main contributions, methodological approaches, and future research opportunities. This review offers a broad outlook on the knowledge provided by social representation theory to understand climate change from a social-educational perspective.https://www.revistadepedagogia.org/rep/vol83/iss290/2/social representationssocial psychologyclimate crisiseducationmediasocial action |
| spellingShingle | Harumi Takano Rojas Alicia Castillo Pablo Meira-Cartea The educational potential of the theory of social representations applied to climate change: A critical literature review Revista Española de Pedagogía social representations social psychology climate crisis education media social action |
| title | The educational potential of the theory of social representations applied to climate change: A critical literature review |
| title_full | The educational potential of the theory of social representations applied to climate change: A critical literature review |
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| title_short | The educational potential of the theory of social representations applied to climate change: A critical literature review |
| title_sort | educational potential of the theory of social representations applied to climate change a critical literature review |
| topic | social representations social psychology climate crisis education media social action |
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