Hi all,
Last year APA created a task force whose goal was to "describes the contributions of psychological research to an understanding of psychological dimensions of global climate change, provides research recommendations, and proposes policies for APA to assist psychologists' engagement with this issue." They just finished their report, and it is available for viewing here: http://www.apa.org/science/climate-change/ In short, they addressed these 6 questions: How do people understand the risks imposed by climate change? What are the human behavioral contributions to climate change and the psychological and contextual drivers of these contributions? What are the psychosocial impacts of climate change? How do people adapt to and cope with the perceived threat and unfolding impacts of climate change? Which psychological barriers limit climate change action? How can psychologists assist in limiting climate change? Is anyone interested in brainstorming ways some of the findings in this report could be incorporated into an Intro Psych course? Given that your institution may have a civic responsibility-related student learning outcome or standard, any suggestions on how the impact of incorporating this content could be assessed? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! Sue -- Sue Frantz <http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/> Highline Community College Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@highline.edu <mailto:sfra...@highline.edu> Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabus <http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php> APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology <http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php> APA's p...@cc Committee <http://www.apa.org/ed/pcue/ptatcchome.html> --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
