Papers and Publications
In Progress
Field, E., Chesnut, J., Hastings, C., Baba-zada, M. Galway, L, Beery, T. (in progress). Mapping the Field: Organizational Responses to Youth Climate Emotions in Canada.
Henderson, J., Field, E., Hargis, K., McKenzie, M. (in progress). Energy, Politics, and Climate Change Education in the United States,Canada, and Australia.
Yilmar, E. & Field, E. (under review). Exploring Conceptions of Climate Risk Education: A phenomenographic study of practices in four Canadian provinces.
Refereed Journal Articles
Field, E., Drewes, A., Howlett, S., Nguyen, A., Leite, S., Berger, P. (in press). Teaching Climate Change: A Heuristic of Transformative, Critical, and Contextual Pedagogies
Evans, N., Eames, C., Karrow, D., & Field, E. (2026). Climate change education: The shape of curriculum and pedagogy. Journal of Environmental Education, 57 (4), 259 - 273. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2026.2674705
Berger, P., Field, E., Howlett, S., Nguyen, A.T. & Drewes, A. (2026). The world is under threat and we had best get a move on”: Canadian climate activist teachers. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 27 (1), 158 - 179. https://cjee.lakeheadu.ca/article/view/1952
Galway, L.P., Hunt, S., Baba-Zada, M., Field, E., Beery, T. (2026). An Umbrella Review of Youth-focused Climate and Eco-Anxiety Reviews: Synthesizing Implications for Coping Research, Policy, and Practice. Journal of Climate Change and Health, 31, 100722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2026.100722
Field, E., Barraclough, L. (2025). Applying the 7P Framework to youth adult-partnerships in climate organizing spaces: “If we are going to be the ones living with climate change, we should have a say”. Youth, 5(33), 66: https://doi.org/10.3390/youth5030066
Nguyen, A. T., Berger, P., Field, E. (2025). More green thoughts than actions: Insights from marketing instructors at a Canadian University, Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 16, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100257
Field, E., Berger, P., Lee, D., Strutt, C., Vella, C. (2024). Knowledge, Urgency, and Agency: Reflections on Climate Change Education Course Outcomes.Environmental Education Research.Watch summary video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g93o8W_trv4
Field, E., Spiropolous, G., Nguyen, A., & Grewal, R.(2023). Climate change education within Canada’s regional curricula: a systematic review of gaps and opportunities. 202(2023), 155-184.Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjeap/article/view/74980
Galway, L. & Field, E. (2023). Climate anxiety among young adults in Canada. The Journal of Climate Change and Health.9(2023), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100204
Field, E. (2017). Climate Change: Imagining, negotiating, and co-creating future(s) with children and youth.Curriculum Perspectives, 37 (1), 83- 89. DOI: 10.1007/s41297-017-0013-y
Aguayo, C., Higgins, B., Field, E., Nicholls, J., Pudin, S., Tiu, S., Osborn, M., Hashmezadeh, F., Kezabu, K., Boulet, M., Christie, B., & Mah, J. (2016). Perspectives from emerging researchers: what next in EE/SE research?.Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 32, 17-29. DOI:10.1017/aee.2015.57
Thomas, L., Lasen, M., Field, E. &Skamp, K. (2015). Online pedagogies to engage pre-service teachers in education for sustainability. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40(11). Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1083370
Field, E. (2015). Facebook: An Affinity Space for Young People’s Environmental Learning and Action.eTropic, 14(1), 72-83. Retrieved from: https://journals.jcu.edu.au/etropic/article/view/3369/3309
Journal Issues (Edited)
Evans, S., Eames, C., Karrow, D., Field, E. (Guest editors). (2026). Special issue: Climate Change Education Curriculum and Pedagogy. Journal of Environmental Education (4).
Ecologizing Editorship (Tucker, M., Kutcha, E., Field, E., Boileau, E., Blenkinsop, S., Anderson, S., Affifi, R.). (2026). Environmental Education: where do we go from here? [Editorial]. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education 27.
Field, E., Lee, D., Layton, S., Hunt, O., Barclay, C., & Berger, P. (Guest Editors). (2022). Special Issue: Year of Climate Action. Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education34(4).
Book Chapters
Field, E., Karsgaard, C., Vamvalis, M. (in press). Climate Justice Education: Bending the Emissions Curve and Transforming Injustices in Settler Colonial Canada In A. Sezen-Barrie & S. Tolbert (Eds.) Handbook for Climate Change Education. SpringerNature/Palgrave Macmillan.
Inwood, H., Field, E. (2026). Embedding and Enacting Climate Change Education in Faculties of Education in Canada. In A. Sezen-Barrie & S. Tolbert (Eds.), Handbook for Climate Change Education. SpringerNature/Palgrave Macmillan
Stevenson, B., Whitehouse, H., Field, E. (2025). Teaching Climate Justice Education Holistically in Schools. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education.
Field, E., Stapleton, S., Lowan-Trudeau, G., Harris, C., Puttur, A., Nguyen, C. (2024). Climate Activism in K-12 formal education across North American contexts. Handbook on Global Climate Activism. Routledge.
Field, E., Andrews, M., Hannah, J., Kerr, E., Stephens, D., & Elliott, A., (2024). Accelerating change-making: Critically reflexive learning across schools aiming to amplify regenerative practices. In I. Eikeland, B. Bjonness, & A. Wals (Eds), Whole school approaches to sustainability: Principles, practices, and prospects. Springer SDG 4 Series.
Field, E. (2022). Bring climate injustices to the forefront – Learning from the youth climate justice movement. In E. Walsh (Ed.), Equity and Social Justice in Climate Change Education: Exploring Social and Ethical Dimensions of Environmental Education.Routledge.
Field, E. (2021). Is it all just emojis and lol: or can social media foster environmental learning and activism? In M. Hoechsmann, P. R. Carr, & G. Thesee (Eds.), Education for Democracy 2.0: Changing Frames of Media Literacy(pp. 198 - 220). Boston, MA: Brill/Sense Publishers.
Stevenson, R. B., Wals, A. E, Heimlich, J., Field, E. (2017). Critical Environmental Education. In A. Russ & M. Krasny. Urban Environmental Education Review(pp. 51- 58). Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.
Reports
Field, E. & Kwauk, C. (2026). National Framework for Environmental Learning: Learning principles, outcomes and pillar-aligned indicators [Report for Environment Climate Change Canada].
Field, E. & Kwauk, C. (2025). Landscape Review for National Framework for Environmental Learning [Report for Environment Climate Change Canada].
UNESCO. (2024). Greening Curriculum Guidance: Teaching and Learning for climate action. [Contributing authors: Felisa Tibbits, Margaret Sinclair, Simon Klein, Christina Kwauk, Ellen Field, Yue Liu, & Mustafa Ozturk] Paris: UNESCO. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000390022
Field, E., Howlett, S. (2023). Climate Leadership within Canadian School Boards: 2023 Review.https://climatechangelearningcanada.org/2023-review/
Field, E., Schwartzberg, P. & Berger, P. (2021). Focus on British Columbia: Canada Regional Report: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future). Find here.
Field, E., Schwartzberg, P. & Berger, P. (2021). Focus on Quebec: Canada Regional Report: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future). Find here.
Field, E., Schwartzberg, P. & Berger, P. (2020). Focus on Alberta: Canada Regional Report: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future and funded by TW Insurance Brokers).Find here.
Schwartzberg, P., Field, E. (2020). Alberta Knowledge Mobilization Session on Alberta Region: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education. (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future and funded by TW Insurance Brokers). Find here.
Field, E., Schwartzberg, P. & Berger, P. (2020). Focus on Manitoba: Canada Regional Report: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future and funded by NSERC and Climate Change Connections). Find here.
Schwartzberg, P., Field, E. (2020). Manitoba Knowledge Mobilization Session on Manitoba Region: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education. (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future and funded by NSERC and Climate Change Connections). Find here.
Field, E., Schwartzberg, P. & Berger, P. (2020). Focus on Atlantic Region: Canada Regional Report: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future). Find here.
Schwartzberg, P., Field, E. (2020). Atlantic Knowledge Mobilization Session on Atlantic Region: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education. (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future and funded by Trottier Foundation). Find here.
Field, E., Schwartzberg, P. & Berger, P. (2020). Focus on Ontario: Canada Regional Report: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future). Find here.
Schwartzberg, P., Field, E. (2020). Ontario Knowledge Mobilization Session on Ontario Region Report: Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education. (Formal Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future and funded by Trottier Foundation). Find here.
Field, E., Schwartzberg, P. & Berger, P. (2019). Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education Formal (Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future and funded by SSHRC). Find here.
Field, E., Schwartzberg, P. & Berger, P. (2019). Canada, Climate Change and Education: Opportunities for Public and Formal Education Formal - Executive Summary (Executive Summary Report for Learning for a Sustainable Future and funded by SSHRC). Find here.
Kelsey, E. & Field, E. (2017). Teen Conservation Leader Social Media Track Empowerment Evaluation (Formal Report for Monterey Bay Aquarium).