https://m2.mtmt.hu/ hun 2026-05-02 13:53 PublicationOther 36091348 APPROVED true 0 false 2026-01-29T19:48:02.593+0000 2025-04-14T17:00:32.485+0000 2025-04-14T16:46:52.076+0000 true 10068846 Szűcs Boglárka Barbara /api/author/10068846 Author true 2025-04-14T17:00:32.508+0000 2025-04-14T17:00:32.508+0000 true true 29 29 /api/publicationtype/29 PublicationType 15 true 29 PublicationOther true 10000261 Not classified true 29 29 /api/publicationtype/29 PublicationType 15 true 29 PublicationOther /api/subtype/10000261 Nem besorolt SubType 1585 true 10000261 true 1 /api/category/1 Category true 1 Szűcs, Boglárka Barbara EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON EMOTIONS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY – CONCEPTUALISATIONS, METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS, EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS, AND PATHWAYS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 2025 true 341356 /api/conference/341356 true 22036 true 10165 /api/country/10165 Country true 2151749 /api/city/22036 City true Conference true We investigated the motivational factors and coping mechanisms of Hungarian environmental educators and environmentally focused university students through focus group interviews. We hypothesized that environmental educators are at risk of burnout due to limited intervention opportunities, and therefore often experience feelings of ineffectiveness or frustration due to lack of professional recognition. Engaged students may also be at high risk of negative emotions, e.g. isolation, ineffectiveness, or climate anxiety. Our research suggests that our respondents have strong feelings of isolation and misunderstanding, as well as a gap between their professional and personal identities. This study does not aim to define a therapy for burnout, but we do present some techniques from respondents' toolbox for prevention. We highlight a need for institutional prevention, support and self-reflective techniques for pro-environmentally engaged people, and specifically for professionals, since the negative emotions of environmental and sustainability educators may strongly obstruct and slow down the potential positive effects of sustainability education. We have also seen from our previous research experience that these professionals have to deal with constant anxiety, a sense of loss, emotional isolation and the distancing of the majority society, which is less sensitive to these problems, due to the close emotional ties to nature (Mihók et al. 2021). This is because their problems are often not perceived, denied or trivialised by others (Usher et al. 2019; Kovács et al. 2023), and they are often unable to discuss them satisfactorily with others. Our research method was a focus group interview. Our respondents were young people and professionals (students and environmental educators) from Hungary. The students were aged between 20 and 35 years with an average age of 26 years, the environmental educators were aged between 41 and 74 years with an average age of 56 years, active and committed to environmental protection and environmental education. A total of two focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 10 participants. Our research questions are how our respondents perceive their own environmental commitment and their role as environmental educators. What emotional difficulties and support do they encounter in practice? Are there emotional burdens associated with their environmental education role, and if so, what are they? What coping strategies do they use to alleviate the associated psychological difficulties? The research can be significant in demonstrating stress release techniques, the importance of recharging, creative activities. In addition to it we see a need for conscious and institutional prevention at individual and community level, professional assistance in identifying stressors and in stress relief. Keywords: environmental awareness, environmental education, burnout, coping, focus group interview 2025 true false true true false NONE 2026-01-29 false 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false 10068846 false false false 2025-07-13T17:00:32.341+0000 Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem; Neveléstudományi Doktori Iskola (EKKE / DI); Természettani és Matematikai Tanszék (KRE / PK / PKI) 5 29 3 5 0 EMESER Symposium online előadás Emotions in Environmental and Sustainability Education 2025-04-10 2025-04-11 false Language 10002 /api/language/10002 Angol English true 2 true PersonAuthorship 126164210 /api/authorship/126164210 1 1.0 true false Author 10068846 /api/author/10068846 Szűcs Boglárka Barbara true true Szűcs Boglárka Barbara true false false AuthorshipType 1 /api/authorshiptype/1 0 true 0 true false true PersonAuthorship 126164212 /api/authorship/126164212 2 0.0 false false Author 10086212 /api/author/10086212 Béres Tamás true true Béres Tamás true false false AuthorshipType 1 /api/authorshiptype/1 0 true 0 true false true PersonAuthorship 126164220 /api/authorship/126164220 3 0.0 false false Author 10015986 /api/author/10015986 Huszár Zsuzsanna true 10015986 true Huszár Zsuzsanna true false false AuthorshipType 1 /api/authorshiptype/1 0 true 0 true false true PersonAuthorship 126164229 /api/authorship/126164229 4 0.0 false false Author 10020823 /api/author/10020823 Polonyi Tünde Éva true 10020823 true Polonyi Tünde true false false AuthorshipType 1 /api/authorshiptype/1 0 true 0 true false true PersonAuthorship 126164256 /api/authorship/126164256 5 0.0 false true Author 10047578 /api/author/10047578 Mónus Ferenc true 10047578 true Mónus Ferenc true false false AuthorshipType 1 /api/authorshiptype/1 0 true 0 true false true /api/publication/36091348 <div class="PublicationOther Publication long-list"> <div class="authors"> <img title="Forrásközlemény" style="float: left" src="/frontend/resources/grid/publication-core-icon.png"> <div class="autype autype0"> <span class="author-name" mtid="10068846"><a href="/gui2/?type=authors&mode=browse&sel=10068846" target="_blank">Szűcs Boglárka Barbara (<span class="authorship-author-name">Szűcs Boglárka Barbara</span> <span class="authorAux-mtmt"> környezetpedagógia</span>) </a> </span> <span class="author-affil"><span title="Eszterházy Károly Katolikus Egyetem">EKKE</span>/<span title="Doktori Iskolák">DI</span>/Neveléstudományi Doktori Iskola; Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem; <span title="Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem">KRE</span>/<span title="Pedagógiai Kar">PK</span>/<span title="Pedagógusképző Intézet">PKI</span>/Természettani és Matematikai Tanszék</span> ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="author-name" mtid="10086212"><a href="/gui2/?type=authors&mode=browse&sel=10086212" target="_blank">Béres Tamás (<span class="authorship-author-name">Béres Tamás</span> <span class="authorAux-mtmt"> Környezeti és fenntarthatósági nevelés</span>) </a> </span> ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="author-name" mtid="10015986"><a href="/gui2/?type=authors&mode=browse&sel=10015986" target="_blank">Huszár Zsuzsanna (<span class="authorship-author-name">Huszár Zsuzsanna</span> <span class="authorAux-mtmt"> neveléstudomány</span>) </a> </span> ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="author-name" mtid="10020823"><a href="/gui2/?type=authors&mode=browse&sel=10020823" target="_blank">Polonyi Tünde (<span class="authorship-author-name">Polonyi Tünde Éva</span> <span class="authorAux-mtmt"> Pszicholingvisztika</span>) </a> </span> ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="author-name" mtid="10047578"><a href="/gui2/?type=authors&mode=browse&sel=10047578" target="_blank">Mónus Ferenc (<span class="authorship-author-name">Mónus Ferenc</span> <span class="authorAux-mtmt"> Evolúcióbiológia, Konzervációbiológia, Nevelést...</span>) </a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="title"><a href="/gui2/?mode=browse&params=publication;36091348" target="_blank">EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON EMOTIONS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY – CONCEPTUALISATIONS, METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS, EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS, AND PATHWAYS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH</a></div> <div class="description"> <div class="description1">EMESER Symposium online előadás</div> <div class="description2">Emotions in Environmental and Sustainability Education</div> </div> <div class="country"> Megjelenés: <span class="publishedYear">(2025)</span> </div> <div class="pub-footer"> <span class="language" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/html">Nyelv: Angol </span> <span class="identifiers"> </span> <div class="mtid"><span class="long-pub-mtid">Közlemény: 36091348</span> | <span class="status-data status-APPROVED"> Nyilvános </span> Forrás | <span class="type-subtype">Egyéb ( Nem besorolt ) </span> | <span class="pub-category">Tudományos</span> | <span class="publication-sourceOfData">kézi felvitel</span> </div> <div class="lastModified">Utolsó módosítás: 2025.04.14. 19:00 Szűcs Boglárka Barbara (környezetpedagógia) </div> </div></div>