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

Wilding pedagogies: Impact of an in-service teacher training in Greece with nature as co-teacher

Greek teachers shift toward ecocentric environmental education through wild pedagogical teacher training

Theodosaki, Z., Georgopoulos, A., Gavrilakis, C., (2025). Wilding pedagogies: Impact of an in-service teacher training in Greece with nature as co-teacher. Australian Journal of Environmental Education

Engaging youth in public lands monitoring: opportunities for enhancing ecological literacy and environmental stewardship

Youth in different citizen science programs manifest scientific understanding and environmental stewardship differently

Pitt, A. N., Schultz, C. A., Vaske, J. J., (2019). Engaging youth in public lands monitoring: opportunities for enhancing ecological literacy and environmental stewardship. Environmental Education Research, 1386-1399 .

Differential effects of an urban outdoor environment on 4–5 year old children’s attention in school

Holding classes outdoors, even in urban settings, may support the attentional capacity of socio-economically disadvantaged children

Atkinson, M., Goldenberg, G., Dubiel, J., Wass, S., (2025). Differential effects of an urban outdoor environment on 4–5 year old children’s attention in school. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 104

School-based outdoor education and teacher subjective well-being: An exploratory study

School-based outdoor education is positively related to teachers’ subjective well-being

Deschamps, A., Scrutton, R., Ayotte-Beaudet, J., (2022). School-based outdoor education and teacher subjective well-being: An exploratory study. Frontiers, 7

Discussing mental health benefits for teachers participating in outdoor education in Canada: a conceptual analysis and future research directions

Outdoor education contributes to educators’ mental health, professional development, and self-care

Barker, C., Chisholm, N., Foran, A., (2024). Discussing mental health benefits for teachers participating in outdoor education in Canada: a conceptual analysis and future research directions. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning

A systematic review of the impacts of nature exposure on the nervous system in children and youth: Implications for nature-based learning

Exposure to nature promotes a state of relaxed alertness, improved attentional processing, and optimal cognitive resource allocation for children and adolescents

Quintela Do Carmo, G., Ayotte-Beaudet, J., Jordan, C., (2025). A systematic review of the impacts of nature exposure on the nervous system in children and youth: Implications for nature-based learning. Journal of Environmental Psychology

‘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.

Wild pedagogies and young children through the mosaic approach

Wild pedagogies supported children’s agency and relationships with place

Beattie, E. A., Scott, S., Adler, D., (2025). Wild pedagogies and young children through the mosaic approach. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 41, 249–260.

In search of eco-democracy: Education for mutually beneficial flourishing

Eco-democracy in environmental education could contribute to mutually beneficial flourishing

Blenkinsop, S., Wilhelmsson, L., (2025). In search of eco-democracy: Education for mutually beneficial flourishing. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 41, 325–337.

Transforming pedagogical landscapes in the Anthropocene: perspectives on more-than-human agency and nature as a co-teacher in vernacular way

Educators’ respectful relationships with nature can center nature as a co-teacher and acknowledge the agency of the more-than-human world

Kondo, J., Baars, R. C., (2025). Transforming pedagogical landscapes in the Anthropocene: perspectives on more-than-human agency and nature as a co-teacher in vernacular way. Environmental Education Research, 31(8), 1658-1673.

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.

Children’s perceptions of nature experiences from participating in a nature experience for nature connectedness intervention in Swedish school-age educare

After-school programs can foster children’s nature connectedness through frequent experiences in nearby nature

Wünsche, T. U., Beery, T., Fridberg, M, (2025). Children’s perceptions of nature experiences from participating in a nature experience for nature connectedness intervention in Swedish school-age educare. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning

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