Bloomsbury Handbook of Nature, Outdoor Learning and Wellbeing

Mark Leather is Associate Professor of Education and Outdoor Learning at the University of St Mark and St John, UK.Tracy Hayes is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of St Mark and St John, UK.Denise Mitten is Professor Emerita of Education Sustainability Program PhD and Adventure Education MA at Prescott College, USA.

• [Draft TOC – Final version TBC]Introduction, Mark Leather (University of St Mark and St John, UK), Tracy Ann Hayes (University of St Mark and St John, UK) and Denise Mitten (Prescott College, USA)Part I: Taking Notice 1. Being with Disabled Children in Nature, Sarah Burton (The Open University, UK) and Katia Hueso-Kortekaas (Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Spain)2. Children’s Observation Skills in Nature as a Basis for Early Science Education, Gregor Torkar (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)3. Developing an Outdoor Community and Learning Space on a University Campus, Jenny Elliott, Kerryn Dixon and Elena Wood (The University of Nottingham, UK)4. Journaling and Reflection for Wellbeing, Morten Asfeldt (University of Alberta, Canada), Jakob Thorsteinsson (University of Iceland, Iceland) and Tomas Aylward (Munster Technological University, Ireland)Part II: Connecting 5. Forest School Connecting Children with Nature, Christine Shepherd (Staffordshire University, UK) 6. Virtual Rewilding: Engaging with Green Spaces through Minecraft, Adam Hart (University of Salford, UK) and Tracy Hayes (The University of St Mark and St John, UK) 7. Walking in Deep Time, Dylan Adams and Sean Harris (Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK) 8. Affording Flourishing Places for Play, Adventure and Nature Connection Across the Lifespan, Alun Morgan (University of Plymouth, UK) with international authorPart III: Learning 9. Little Learners, Growing in the Outdoors: Developing Scientific Questioning in Primary Science, Alison Murphy (Nottingham Trent University, UK) with international author10. Critical Questions for Place-Based Educators in an Age of Mobility, Gavin Mackenzie (University of Cumbria, UK) with international author11. Actor Training and Artistic Community Building on the Rame Peninsula, Natalie Raven (The University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth, UK) with international author12. Title TBC, Author(s) TA Loeffler, (Memorial University St. John’s, Canada)Part IV: Being Active 13. Title TBC, Author(s) TBC14. Walking for Wellbeing, Robbie Nicol (Edinburgh University, UK) and Orla Kely (Dublin City University, Ireland) 15. The Use of Health Promotion Planning Models in Health & Wellbeing Interventions Based in the Outdoors, Author TBC16. Ageing in Nature: Outdoor Learning as Lifelong Learning, Barbara Humberstone (Buckinghamshire New University, UK), Di Collins (Independent researcher, UK) and Geoff Cooper (Independent researcher, UK)Part V: Giving 17. Connecting with Nature in High-Density High-Rise Housing Environments, Sruthi Atmakur–Javdekar (Architect and Landscape Architect, India)18. Poetics of Place, Paul Moseley (University of Cumbria, UK) with international author19. Making Relationship with Places, Land, and Nature, Jenny Archard (The University of St Mark and St John, UK) with international author20. Title TBC, Author(s) TBCPart VI: Slowing Down21. Slowing Down to (Re)connect, Louise Hauxwell (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Zoe Lewis (Edge Hill University, UK)22. A Pupil Referral Unit and A Forest School, Lucy Wenham (University of Bristol, UK) and Tom Ralph (The University of Exeter, UK)23. Slowing Down: A Prescription for Dawdling? Tanja Liimatainen (Programme Manager at Metsäkartano, Finland)24. Connecting to the Land and Nature, Mike Brown (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand) with international author Zabe McCreenConclusion, Mark Leather (University of St Mark and St John, UK), Tracy Ann Hayes (University of St Mark and St John, UK) and Denise Mitten (Prescott College, USA)References Index