Further reading

Research for my Forest School Leader Portfolio, and for this website, included the following excellent books and articles, available publicly or through your local university library. I’ve also listed some other excellent resources produced by experts in the field.

Beery, Thomas H. Environmental Education Research. Nordic in nature: friluftsliv and environmental connectedness. 2013, 19:1, pp. 94-117.

Bilton, Helen and Anne Crook. Exploring Outdoors Ages 3-11: A Guide for Schools. Abingdon: Routledge, 2016.

Harper, Nevin J., Leiv E. Gabrielsen and Cathryn Carpenter Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. A cross-cultural exploration of ‘wild’ in wilderness therapy: Canada, Norway and Australia. 2018, 18:2, pp. 148-164.

Horning, Alasdair. ‘Using Forest School to Make the Transition to High School’. Forest School For All, Sarah Knight, ed. London: Sage Publications Ltd., 2011. p54–64.

Irvine, Richard. Forest Craft: A Child’s Guide to Whittling in the Woodland. Lewes: GMC Publications Ltd., 2019.

James, Michael. Forest School and Autism: A Practical Guide. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

Knight, Sara (ed.) Forest School for All. London: Sage, 2011.

LaBier, Douglas. Why Connecting With Nature Elevates Your Mental Health. Psychology Today. 2018, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-resilience/201801/why-connecting-nature-elevates-your-mental-health

Laframboise, Sandra and Karen Sherbina. The Medicine Wheel. Online resource: 2008, http://www.dancingtoeaglespiritsociety.org/medwheel.php

Lagestad, Pål, Tina Bjølstad and Eivind Sæther. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. Predictors of Inactivity Among Youth in Six Traditional Recreational Friluftsliv Activities. 2019, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 21–36.

MacEachren,  Z.  (2013).  “The  Canadian  Forest  School  movement.” Learning  Landscapes,  17(1),  219-.  Avail-able    at:    http://www.learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no13/maseachren.pdf

Mikaels, Jonas. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. Becoming a Place-Responsive Practitioner: Exploration of an Alternative Conception of Friluftsliv in the Swedish Physical Education and Health Curriculum. 2018. Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 3-19.

Mutz, Michael and Johannes Müller. Journal of Adolescence. Mental Health Benefits of Outdoor Adventures: Results from Two Pilot Studies. 2016. Vol. 49, pp. 105-114.

Mytting, Lars. Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way. London: Maclehose Press, 2015.

Odden, A. What is happening with Norwegian outdoor life? A study of trends in Norwegian outdoor life 1970–2004 (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 2008.

Ritchie, Stephen, Mary Jo Wabano, Rita G. Corbiere, Brenda M. Restoule, Keith C. Russell & Nancy L. Young. Connecting to the Good Life Through Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experiences Designed for Indigenous Youth. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. 2015, 15:4, 350-370.

Walmsley, Naomi and Dan Westall. Forest School Adventure: Outdoor Skills and Play for Children. Lewes: GMC Publications Ltd., 2018.

Worroll, Jane and Peter Houghton. A Year of Forest School: Outdoor Play and Skill-Building Fun for Every Season. London: Watkins, 2018.