UK Environmental Education Policy Analysis, 2010-2026

Azeez Busayo Kehinde's 2026 study analyzes 41 policy and scholarly texts to examine the mismatch between the UK's net-zero ambitions and the fragmented state of environmental learning across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The research introduces the concept of 'devolved institutionalisation' to explain how environmental education policy lacks coherence as a public entitlement despite different sub-state implementation routes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing policy fragmentation in environmental education based on the study of devolution across the UK's four nations.
• Studying curriculum entitlement and implementation support based on the documentary review of 41 texts.
• Researching the governance of climate-resilience education based on the concept of 'devolved institutionalisation' introduced in the study.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on a review of 41 distinct policy and scholarly texts.
• The study covers a defined time range from 2010 to 2026.
• Provides a comparative perspective across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Limitations

• The underlying data (the 41 texts) is not directly provided with the study description; access requires locating the original sources.
• Row count and file formats for any accompanying data are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The description focuses on the study's findings rather than detailing a structured dataset for direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Azeez Busayo Kehinde via figshare.

Collection Method

Qualitative critical policy case study and documentary review.

Time Range

2010 to 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 17:32:16.

Geography

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)