The importance of Forest School and the pathways to nature connection

D Cudworth, R Lumber - Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 2021 - Springer
Over the past 25 years Forest School in the UK has been growing in popularity as part of a
wider resurgence of interest in outdoor learning. A key driver behind this recurrence of …

Motivating children to become green kids: The role of victim framing, moral emotions, and responsibility on children's pro-environmental behavioral intent

H Pearce, L Hudders, D Van de Sompel… - Environmental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Today's children comprise the generation that will need to deal with the severe
consequences of climate change in the future. Hence, as stimulating children to grow up as …

An associational study on pre-service early childhood teachers' nature relatedness in education for sustainability

E Sahin, S Alici - International Research in Geographical and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
There is significant global concern with current environmental problems, yet people's
behaviour towards the environment has been resistant to change. Young people have the …

[HTML][HTML] Aquaculture: How German Preservice Teachers' Perception Interacts with Values, Knowledge, and Conceptions of Environmental Concern When Making …

M Maurer, V Pietzner, H Winkler, C Hößle - Education Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Responsibly using resources is an essential goal of the 2030 agenda. An overall need for
180 tonnes of fish per year is pushing the limits of sustainable fishing. Teachers can focus …

[HTML][HTML] Creative and Happy Individuals Concerned about Climate Change: Evidence Based on the 10th Round of the European Social Survey in 22 Countries

A Dirzyte, V Valatka - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Previous studies, to some extent, link creativity, well-being, and environmental concerns.
Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the associations between self-reported …

How Education Can Be Leveraged to Foster Adolescents' Nature Connection

S Heyman, T Jansen, W Sass, N Michels… - … Education in the …, 2023 - Springer
Scientific research on the relationship between nature and health/wellbeing has increased
dramatically in recent years. Contact with nature during childhood, both within formal and …

Middle School Students' Environmental Attitudes and Informal Reasoning Regarding an Environmental Socioscientific Issue.

N Atabey, MS Topcu - International Journal of Progressive Education, 2020 - ERIC
The purpose of the current study is to reveal students' environmental attitudes, their informal
reasoning, and how their informal reasoning on a socioscientific issue changes depending …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-related cognitive schemas and self-reported psychological flourishing

A Diržytė, A Perminas - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Some sustainability-related belief systems (or schemas in Cognitive Behavior Therapy)
might result in shame, guilt, or denial if a person fails to meet the standards. The psychology …

Predictors of middle school students' energy conservation behaviors: indications from value-belief-norm theory

D Öztürk - 2019 - open.metu.edu.tr
The aim of this study was to investigate middle school students' energy conservation
behaviors utilizing Value-Belief-Norm Theory. Furthermore, these students' value …

The Relationship between Connectedness to Nature in Childhood and Pro-Environmental Behaviour: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

M Todd - 2021 - hekyll.services.adelaide.edu.au
Children are not only the most vulnerable to the current degradation of the natural
environment but are the ones left to restore the natural world. Yet, children are progressively …