RCE Greater Atlanta Higher Education Learning Community  Virtual Research Seminar Series Friday, October 29 | 12-1:15 PM ET Taboo to Civic Actions: Engaging Taiwanese Youth in Environmental Controversial Issues Discussions Speaker: Yun-Wen Chen, Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, Texas State University Join the webinar at this link: https://bit.ly/3Ac3ULf Abstract: In this talk, I will present a case study that I designed a curriculum to engage middle school students in discussions of a highly controversial wetland policy in Dacheng, Taiwan, a remote and underprivileged agricultural area. By leading youth to navigate tensions among contesting viewpoints between those who defend wetland conservation and those who support economic development, I examined how students changed their conceptions and how students conceptualized their roles as environmental citizens over time. ***** Regional Center of Expertise (RCE) Greater Atlanta is regional sustainability network that supports implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level through education and training. Higher Education Learning Community (HELC) is a working group that aims to facilitate faculty and research-active student engagement with the SDGs in a collective learning environment. HELC is co-led by the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC). RCE HELC Webpage: atlantaglobalstudies.gatech.edu/RCEATL-HELC Twitter: @RCEATL_HELC Facebook: facebook.com/groups/rceatlhelc RCE Webpage: rcega.org Twitter: @RCE_Atlanta Facebook: facebook.com/RCEGA