Children’s moral judgments and reasoning regarding environmentally harmful behaviors: Variation by victim type and moderation effect of connectedness to nature

Connectedness to nature affects children’s understanding and interpretation of environmentally harmful behaviors

Hye-Jung, C., Naya, C., (2024). Children’s moral judgments and reasoning regarding environmentally harmful behaviors: Variation by victim type and moderation effect of connectedness to nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology

“It’s the only world we’ve got.” Children’s responses to Chris Jordan’s Images about SDG 14: Life below water

Environmental artworks can enhance children’s learning about sustainability

O'Gorman, L., (2024). “It’s the only world we’ve got.” Children’s responses to Chris Jordan’s Images about SDG 14: Life below water. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 40, 693-705.

Painting trees in the wind: socio-material ambiguity and sustainability politics in early childhood education with refugee children in Denmark

An art activity with immigrant children, promoting simultaneous immersion in and detachment from nature, questions dominant early childhood pedagogy in Denmark

Jørgensen, N. J., Martiny-Bruun, A., (2020). Painting trees in the wind: socio-material ambiguity and sustainability politics in early childhood education with refugee children in Denmark. Environmental Education Research, 26(9-10), 1406-1419.

Seeing the forest through the trees: at the intersection of Forest Kindergartens and art-based environmental education

Art-based environmental education can provide empowering opportunities for children to make their own ecological discoveries

Hunter-Doniger, T., (2021). Seeing the forest through the trees: at the intersection of Forest Kindergartens and art-based environmental education. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 21(3), 217-229.

Enhancing preschoolers’ creativity through art-based environmental education for sustainability

Art-based environmental education engages young children’s creative thinking around sustainability issues

Kalafati, M., Flogaiti, E., Daskolia, M., (2025). Enhancing preschoolers’ creativity through art-based environmental education for sustainability. Environmental Education Research, 31(1), 46-73.

Eco-Capabilities as a Pathway to Wellbeing and Sustainability

Arts in nature can strengthen economically disadvantaged students’ well-being and environmentally sustainable behaviors

Walshe, N., Moula, Z., Lee, E., (2022). Eco-Capabilities as a Pathway to Wellbeing and Sustainability. Sustainability, 14(3582)

Fostering diversity and participation with school gardens: Examining possibilities and challenges under different national educational policies

Physical and sensory dimensions of school gardens may reduce barriers to participation and engagement

Carvalho, A. E., Blanc, S., Aguiar, M., Torres, A. C., (2024). Fostering diversity and participation with school gardens: Examining possibilities and challenges under different national educational policies. Educational Process, 13(2), 122-138.

“We are all interconnected.”: Relationships and hierarchies among preschool teachers’ conceptions of early childhood education for sustainability

Pre-school teachers connect sustainability in education to the care and protection of our world

Navarrete, A. M. L., (2025). “We are all interconnected.”: Relationships and hierarchies among preschool teachers’ conceptions of early childhood education for sustainability. Journal of Early Childhood Research

‘Can we see our voices?’ Young children’s own contributions to authentic child participation as a pillar for sustainability under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

A child rights-based participatory approach to climate education should support children’s authentic and meaningful participation

Ranta, M., (2023). ‘Can we see our voices?’ Young children’s own contributions to authentic child participation as a pillar for sustainability under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 31(6), 914-931.

Early childhood educators’ professional learning for sustainability through action research in Australian immersive nature play programmes

Early childhood educators' shifts towards relational pedagogies acknowledged nature's rights and agency

Hughes, F., (2023). Early childhood educators’ professional learning for sustainability through action research in Australian immersive nature play programmes. Educational Research for Social Change, 12(1), 69-83.

An exploratory study of preschool children at forest schools and traditional nurseries in Portugal and the UK

Preschoolers who attend forest school may experience greater enjoyment of nature, fewer negative emotions, and better emotional regulation

Pina, M., Edmonds, C. J., (2025). An exploratory study of preschool children at forest schools and traditional nurseries in Portugal and the UK. International Journal of Early Years Education

Journeys through forest school: a model for understanding diverse educational experiences of children

Theoretical model suggests that forest school can meet the unique needs of each student

Harris, F., (2026). Journeys through forest school: a model for understanding diverse educational experiences of children. Environmental Education Research, 32(2), 418-431.

Unearthing forest pedagogies: Autoethnographic encounters within critical forest studies

Children’s and parents’ forest school encounters reveal a forest-led pedagogy

Chartrand, M., (2026). Unearthing forest pedagogies: Autoethnographic encounters within critical forest studies. Australian Journal of Environmental Education