Changes in attitude towards climate change and transformative learning theory

Abstract

The author conducts in-depth interviews with individuals who describe themselves as having undergone a change in attitude with regards to climate change. Determinants of attitudinal change, and characteristics of the process, are identified and compared with those found in the literature on attitudes towards climate change. Given that changes in attitude are often linked with transformation in perspectives, the author proposes transformative learning theory as a framework with which to interpret and explain the experiences of the respondents.