Academic Journal Recommendations
12 Pathways of
Sustainability and
Circular Economy Teaching and Learning



In our academic research centre, we are dedicated to bridging the gap between professional expertise and the practical, non-academic world to support educators on their journey toward integrating the 12 pathways of sustainability and the circular economy into teaching and learning. Our carefully curated, free resource collection is designed to empower educators with tools, insights, and strategies to deepen sustainable practices in education. We encourage you to explore these resources and share them with your colleagues and peers, fostering collaborative growth and commitment to sustainability across learning communities.
Environmental Education Research Journal
Routledge
The mission of Environmental Education Research is to enhance scholarly and research-based understanding of environmental and sustainability education. The journal accomplishes this by publishing peer-reviewed research and scholarship on all facets of environmental education, drawing on diverse schools of thought and practices in inquiry from across the globe.
Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education
The Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education (JOEE) is a globally recognized publication for outdoor education professionals, produced by Outdoor Education Australia with robust support from the Outdoor Council of Australia. It builds on the legacy of the Australian Journal of Outdoor Education (AJOE).
JOEE serves as a scholarly platform for sharing and discussing both empirical and theoretical research in outdoor and environmental education. Its main goal is to advance the practice and theory of outdoor and environmental education, fostering positive impact both within Australia and internationally.
Sustainability
Educational outcomes of Learning For Sustainability literature review
Published Jan 2020
Scottish Government
Barriers to learning for sustainability: a teacher perspective
Sally Parry and Ellen Metzger
Published 2023
Sustainability competences in primary school education – a systematic literature review
Published 2023
Teaching Sustainable Development in Primary Schools: An empirical study of issues for teachers
Mike Summers
Graham Corney
Ann Childs
From Rhetoric to reality: Examining the policy vision and professional process of enacting Learning for Sustainability in Scottish School
Circular Economy
The role of education in promoting circular economy
Higher Education Based – Tranferrable
Circular economy, cradle to cradle and zero waste frameworks in teacher education for sustainability
Mattius Kowasch
March 2022
Higher Ed based
A theoretical framework to address education for sustainability for an earlier transition to a just, low carbon and circular economy
March 2022
Towards an Education for the Circular Economy (ECE): Five Teaching Principles and a Case Study
Julian Kircherr and Laura Prisielli
2019
Climate Mental Health
Impacts of climate change threaten children’s mental health starting before birth
October 2021
Growing Up Amid Climate Change: Impact on Children’s Mental Health
Psychiatric News
Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey
The Lancet
Hickman et al
2021
Redefining the Classroom: Nurturing Mental Health Through Nature, Arts, and Understanding
From UCL – a series of articles and clips
Climate Change and Children’s Mental Health: A Developmental Perspective
Vergunst and Berry
The hope wheel: a model to enable hope-based pedagogy in Climate Change Education
William Finnegan
Cathy D’Abrue
It’s not just climate: rethinking ‘climate emotions’ in the age of burnout capitalism
September 2024
Michael J Albert