Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Contemporary environmental issues (such as global warming) can present \npsychological stress, the effects of which are under-examined. The ability to \n"bounce back" from stress associated with increasing environmental adversity can \nbe understood as resilience, and can be found in some environmental educators. \nThe following paper examines how veteran environmental educators respond to \npsychological stress to increasing environmental adversity and describes the \nexperience of resilience. Through in-depth interviews, this hermeneutical study \nsheds light on the environmental factors and internal competencies that contribute \nto resilience in seven environmental educators. Additionally, the interaction \n(known as the person/environment transactional process) between these factors \nand competencies is explored, providing insight into how the participants \nconstruct resilience. Kumpfer's (1999) Resilience Framework provided the \norganizational framework for the results of this study. Findings suggest ways in \nwhich resilience in environmental educators can be supported and offers \ndirections for future research.
Author: Kelly Henderson
Language: English
Topic: Resilience and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
Funder: Brock University
OpenAlex ID: W2292534513