Hay, P and Amondson, A (2026) 'Forest of Imagination and the Living Tree.' In: Matthews, M, ed. Ecologies in practice and learning: arts interventions in the Earth crisis. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 203-218. ISBN 9783031823374
Abstract
Recent climate reports suggest that we can no longer avoid some of the more disastrous effects of climate change. For us to survive as a species, we need to adapt; this will not be possible without fundamentally reimagining our systems of education. In the face of the Anthropocene and the more-than-human world, we must reimagine our approaches to ecological education to ensure hopeful futures alongside our young people, to reimagine the way we learn, to learn how to play together, and to co-create imaginative solutions. We are nature; our ecological and imaginative relationships with the non-human world are vital for our future planet. A new aesthetic imaginary, the Forest of Imagination, is a living, breathing classroom, inspiring curiosity, and a deeper connection with the natural world.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter or Section |
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| Keywords: | arts, creative pedagogy, co-enquiry, creativity, environmental education, imagination, nature, sustainability, well-being |
| Divisions: | School of Education |
| Research Centres and Groups: | Centre for Policy, Pedagogy and Practice (PPP) |
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| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2025 09:42 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2026 12:30 |
| URN: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/17088 |
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