{"title":"THE INFLUENCE OF A PROJECT-BASED CLUB PROGRAM ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACTION COMPETENCY IN RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE","authors":"Young-Joon Shin, Hyun-ju Park, Hae-Ae Seo","doi":"10.33225/balticste/2023.233","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Incorporating climate change into education is critical for building a sustainable future and empowering the next generation to take action. This study aims to explore how a project-based club program influences middle school students’ action competency in responding to climate change. For this aim, ten students who participated in a project-based club program in a boys’ middle school were selected. A pre-test on relevant knowledge was surveyed, students’ behaviors during the program were observed, and in-depth interviews were conducted after the program. The results revealed that students showed a better understanding of climate change and carbon neutrality concepts, increased sensitivities to climate change, deepened reflections on climate change activities, improved communication and decision-making abilities, and improved willingness to take action in climate change mitigation activities. It was concluded that the project-based club program has positively influenced students’ action competency in responding to climate change. Keywords: action competency, climate change, middle school students, project-based club program","PeriodicalId":388525,"journal":{"name":"SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.33225/balticste/2023.233","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Incorporating climate change into education is critical for building a sustainable future and empowering the next generation to take action. This study aims to explore how a project-based club program influences middle school students’ action competency in responding to climate change. For this aim, ten students who participated in a project-based club program in a boys’ middle school were selected. A pre-test on relevant knowledge was surveyed, students’ behaviors during the program were observed, and in-depth interviews were conducted after the program. The results revealed that students showed a better understanding of climate change and carbon neutrality concepts, increased sensitivities to climate change, deepened reflections on climate change activities, improved communication and decision-making abilities, and improved willingness to take action in climate change mitigation activities. It was concluded that the project-based club program has positively influenced students’ action competency in responding to climate change. Keywords: action competency, climate change, middle school students, project-based club program