Forest therapy and recreation (FTR) has become a popular mode for promoting physical and
mental health and enhancing well-being in the recent era. However, reliance on forests …

During the last century, the human way of life has begun to transgress many of the Earth's
biophysical boundaries in an alarming way. The consequences of this are more dramatic …

This book explores the relationship with time in early childhood by arguing for the valuing of
slow pedagogies and slow knowledge. Alison Clark points to alternative practices in Early …

The aim of this paper is to explore how children learn to form new relationships with nature.
It draws on a longitudinal case study of children participating in a stewardship project …

Children's connection to nature (CTN) is declining with each generation, a concerning trend
given that CTN is positively linked to wellbeing and environmentalism. A primary cause of …

This study investigates early childhood (EC) student-teachers' species identification skills
and their views on the importance of species knowledge. The study used a mixed methods …

This paper examines the meaning, assessment, and development of connection to nature
(C2N) in two-to five-year-old children. It grows out of a Connection to Nature Workshop …

This article examines 'futures literacy'as a pedagogical framework and thus contributes to
the conversation about the epistemology of futures literacy, the possibility of envisioning …

This research is a qualitative study to determine the opinions of preschool teachers and pre-
service teachers on environmental education and environmental awareness for sustainable …

Exposure to green/blue spaces is associated with greater nature connectedness and
feelings of restoration but the focus has primarily been on visual/auditory experiences. We …