Kumara Ward

Mann, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Gray, T., Truong, S., Brymer, E., Passy, R., Ho, S., Sahlberg, P., Ward, K., Bentsen, P., Curry, C. & Cowper, R., 16 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 12 p., 877058.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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30 Citations (Scopus)

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Learning For Sustainability: Young People and Practitioner Perspectives presentation to Scottish Government panel

Ward, K. (Lead / Corresponding author), Birch, R. & MacDonald, T., 9 Dec 2022, (Unpublished) 36 p.

Research output: Other contribution

Possibilities of Educational Becomings

Ward, K. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Mercieca, D. (Contributing member), 2022

Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

Social and Cultural EnACTment of future selves: Learning in the outdoors with acceptance commitment therapy and the arts

Ward, K., Truong, S. & Gray, T., Jul 2022.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2021

Arts, Econnection and Post Humanism: Practical Applications for Sustainability and Regenerative Living

Ward, K., 2021.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

A systematic review protocol to identify the key benefits and efficacy of nature-based learning in outdoor educational settings

Mann, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Gray, T., Truong, S., Sahlberg, P., Bentsen, P., Passy, R., Ho, S., Ward, K. & Cowper, R., 29 Jan 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 3, 10 p., 1199.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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35 Citations (Scopus)

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Teachers working in special schools in Scotland acting with practical wisdom: Supporting children with additional needs in COVID-19 lockdown

Ward, K., 2021, (Unpublished).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Teachers Working in Special Schools in Scotland Acting with Practical Wisdom: Supporting Children with Additional Needs in COVID-19 Lockdown

Mercieca, D., Mercieca, D. P. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Ward, K., 23 Sept 2021, In: Education Sciences. 11, 10, 13 p., 569.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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1 Citation (Scopus)

131 Downloads (Pure)

2020

Resonances: tuning into the echoes of the ecological collective

Widdop Quinton, H. (Lead / Corresponding author), Ward, K., Ahearn, M. & Carapeto, T., 14 Dec 2020, In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 36, 2, p. 169-188 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Wilding Nature Play for Children and Families

Ward, K., Truong, S. & Dobia, B., 2020, (Unpublished).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2019

Children’s Bodies Sensing Ecologically: a study of pre-language children’s ecological encounters

Malone, K., Moore, S. J. & Ward, K., 2019, Western Sydney University.

Research output: Book/Report › Other report

Children’s Bodies Sensing Ecologically: A Study of Pre-language Children’s Ecological Encounters

Ward, K., Apr 2019.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Wilding Nature Play for Children and Families: An Evaluation of The Ian Potter Children's WILD PLAY Garden at Centennial Park, Sydney

Dobia, B., Truong, S., Ward, K. & Regalado, J., 2019, Western Sydney University. 60 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Other report

2018

ACT in the Outdoors: A program based on Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Adventure Therapy and Outdoor Learning

Truong, S., Ward, K., Tracey, D. & Gray, T., 2018, Western Sydney University. 66 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Other report

Combining acceptance and commitment therapy with adventure therapy to promote psychological wellbeing for children at-risk

Tracey, D., Gray, T., Truong, S. & Ward, K., 27 Aug 2018, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 9, p. 1-9 9 p., 1565.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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15 Citations (Scopus)

107 Downloads (Pure)

Econnection- Arts-Based Pedagogies and Experiential Nature Education

Ward, K., 2018, Proceedings of the Australian Association for Bush Adventure Therapy Conference 2017. Australian Association for Bush Adventure Therapy

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Expanding the circles across Outdoor Learning, Adventure Therapy, and Acceptance Commitment Therapy in schools

Truong, S., Gray, T., Ward, K. & Tracey, D., 29 Aug 2018, Proceedings of the 2018 8th International Adventure Therapy Conference, Sydney. Sydney: Australian Association for Bush Adventure Therapy, p. 24-30 7 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Get out of the way and let the outdoors be the teacher

Gray, T. (Lead / Corresponding author), Truong, S., Tracey, D. & Ward, K., 2018, Book of Extended Abstracts for the European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning Conference #EOE2017: Atmospheres and Hauntings. Leather, M. (ed.). Plymouth Marjon University, p. 52-64

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Singing in the forest: Outdoor education as early childhood curriculum

Ward, K. (Lead / Corresponding author), 2018, The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Outdoor Learning. Gray, T. & Mitten, D. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 607-621 15 p. (Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1 Citation (Scopus)

The Impact of Royal Botanic Gardens' Community Greening Program on Perceived Health, Wellbeing, and Social Benefits in Social Housing Communities in NSW

Truong, S., Gray, T., Tracey, D. & Ward, K., 2018, Western Sydney University. 48 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Vertical schooling and learning transformations in curriculum research: points and counterpoints in outdoor education and sustainability

Truong, S. (Lead / Corresponding author), Singh, M., Reid, C., Gray, T. & Ward, K., Sept 2018, In: Curriculum Perspectives. 38, 2, p. 181-186 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Citations (Scopus)

What’s in a dream? Natural elements, risk and loose parts in children’s dream playspace drawings

Ward, K., 1 Mar 2018, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 43, 1, p. 34-42 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

16 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Beyond sustainability: New visions for human econnection in early childhood education

Ward, K. (Lead / Corresponding author), 2017, Reimagining Sustainability in Precarious Times. Malone, K., Truong, S. & Gray, T. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 129-142 14 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

4 Citations (Scopus)

Collaborative research to enhance wellbeing through school and community gardens

Ward, K., Sept 2017.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Creative Arts and Sustainability for Econnection in Early Childhood

Ward, K., Sept 2017.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Econnection: Arts-based pedagogies and experiential nature education: an international perspective

Ward, K., Apr 2017.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Econnection in Early Childhood Education: Synergies in Inquiry Arts Pedagogies and Experiential Nature Education

Ward, K., 2017, Penrith, NSW: Western Sydney University. 25 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Other report

EnACTment of future selves using nature and arts engagement.

Ward, K., Sept 2017.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Environmental Arts

Inwood, H., Heimlich, J. E., Ward, K. S. & Adams, J. D., 6 Jun 2017, Urban Environmental Education Review. Russ, A. & Krasny, M. E. (eds.). Cornell University Press, p. 223-231 9 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

3 Citations (Scopus)