Rosamund Portus
Biographic Data
| ID | 3063608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosamund Portus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosamund |
| FAMILY NAME | Portus |
| SIGNATURE | PORTUS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of England |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1150-8307 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
More‐than‐verbal methodological approaches to studying eco‐emotions
This critical narrative review foregrounds the contribution of more‐than‐verbal methodological approaches in eco‐emotions research. Existing work focused on eco‐emotions emphasises the need for diversification in research methods and approaches, as well as the types of emotions focused on. In a critical review of selected studies, the use of more‐than‐verbal approaches captures the complexity of emotional responses to climate crisis. An analysis …
Encountering school spaces
A key focus of much social research with children today is on how to widen participation, meaningfully representing the experiences of all children. This is part of a shift towards problematising the enduring pull towards what has been termed the ‘Good Research Child’. In problematising this pull, researchers are interrogating questions such as who participates in research, the environments in which research takes place, and how research data are…
Towards worldview literate climate change education
Climate change education (CCE) often involves profound, value-laden, and existential questions that are closely tied to the worldviews through which individuals interpret the world. This article explores the potential of worldview literacy as an approach for recognising and engaging with worldview influences in CCE. Based on in-depth interviews with 37 educators working in formal and non-formal education across four European city-regions, the stu…
Intergenerational climate conversations
Young people today are exposed to information about environmental crises from an early age, and many of them feel threatened by how those crises impact their own future. To convince older generations of the importance of solving climate change-related questions, many young people are challenging traditional pedagogical relations with older generations by forming what we call reverse pedagogical relations. In reverse pedagogical relations, young p…
Interrogating the "When I Was Young" Trope
Interest in how children engage with nature play has intensified as concerns have grown over children's lack of opportunities to engage with nature. In this two-part study, we first review literature on changing childhood experiences and present considerations for future studies and practices. From this, we outline how we worked with 12 parents/carers to develop a progressive, research-informed toolkit to support children's nature connectedness a…
Student responses to climate knowledge
Purpose This paper aims to examine a co-produced initiative implemented at the University of the West of England, UWE (UWE) between September 2022 and April 2023. The student-led project (Climate, Conversations and Cake: The 3C’s) addressed environmental and climate crisis awareness through monthly gatherings where, in partnership, students, academic staff and professional personnel gathered to share food, engage in conversations and partake in j…
Buzzing about bees
Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project
The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasises the value of listening to young people's voices. Since its inception, there have been significant moves to involve young people in research that concerns their lives in a time of environmental emergency. Drawing on critical analysis of our work with Youth Action Partnerships (YAPs), this article explores how co-production with young people can effectively be achieved and offers meaningf…
Learning from young people’s experiences of climate change education
This article centres on young people’s experiences of climate change education (CCE). There is much written on CCE (e.g. what it is, what it should be, how it should be taught, where it should be taught), but there is little exploring young people’s views on learning about climate and the climate crisis. This Spotlight On article considers data collected as part of 21 focus groups, which engaged more than 100 young people in Bristol (UK), Galway …
Exploring the association between growth mindsets and climate action with young people
Decades of research has demonstrated the power of growth mindsets (i.e. belief in the malleability of the qualities of humans) to shape people’s ways of making sense of their socio-cultural reality and influence their ways of thinking about and acting towards change. Yet, research which connects mindsets with climate action or sustainability behavior remains scarce. This study explores the association between mindsets and climate action among Eur…
Exploring the environmental value action gap in education research
Despite rising levels of interest in global environmental challenges, progress towards the widespread adoption of pro-environmental behaviours remains slow and inconsistent. Previous literature identifies the importance of education for working to address this inconsistency between the environmental values people hold and their behaviours, commonly described as the value-action gap. To examine current knowledge in this area we conducted a semi-sy…
Reading slowly together
Performing extinction stories
As extinction becomes one of the most pressing crises of our time, projects that engage with nonhuman lives have emerged as a visible fixture of the creative landscape. This raises the question of what role creative explorations might play in shaping public discourse and action around extinction. In moving towards an answer to this question, this work draws on conversations with performance artists who have engaged with the topic of bee decline. …
An Ecological Whodunit
As life on Earth becomes increasingly precarious, it becomes ever clearer that, while some nonhuman losses are perceived as tragic and controversial, many more are left to slip away, unnoticed and unmourned. The purpose of this study, then, is to determine what renders a nonhuman animal life as significant and why. Specifically, the story of colony collapse disorder is traced, illustrating how the loss of honeybees became framed as an ecological …
Bees, Extinction and Ambient Soundscapes
As a response to the challenges that visual communication, popularly used in environmental communications, poses for more embodied engagements with climate change, this article focuses upon the neglected role of sound within environmental and climate communication scholarship. Focusing upon the decline of bees as a meaningful topic for the exploration of climate change, this article draws on research conducted with participants of a soundscape wo…
Exploring the environmental value action gap in education research
Despite rising levels of interest in global environmental challenges, progress towards the widespread adoption of pro-environmental behaviours remains slow and inconsistent. Previous literature identifies the importance of education for working to address this inconsistency between the environmental values people hold and their behaviours, commonly described as the value-action gap. To examine current knowledge in this area we conducted a semi-sy…
Buzzing about bees
Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project
The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasises the value of listening to young people's voices. Since its inception, there have been significant moves to involve young people in research that concerns their lives in a time of environmental emergency. Drawing on critical analysis of our work with Youth Action Partnerships (YAPs), this article explores how co-production with young people can effectively be achieved and offers meaningf…
Exploring the association between growth mindsets and climate action with young people
Decades of research has demonstrated the power of growth mindsets (i.e. belief in the malleability of the qualities of humans) to shape people’s ways of making sense of their socio-cultural reality and influence their ways of thinking about and acting towards change. Yet, research which connects mindsets with climate action or sustainability behavior remains scarce. This study explores the association between mindsets and climate action among Eur…
Performing extinction stories
As extinction becomes one of the most pressing crises of our time, projects that engage with nonhuman lives have emerged as a visible fixture of the creative landscape. This raises the question of what role creative explorations might play in shaping public discourse and action around extinction. In moving towards an answer to this question, this work draws on conversations with performance artists who have engaged with the topic of bee decline. …
An Ecological Whodunit
As life on Earth becomes increasingly precarious, it becomes ever clearer that, while some nonhuman losses are perceived as tragic and controversial, many more are left to slip away, unnoticed and unmourned. The purpose of this study, then, is to determine what renders a nonhuman animal life as significant and why. Specifically, the story of colony collapse disorder is traced, illustrating how the loss of honeybees became framed as an ecological …
Bees, Extinction and Ambient Soundscapes
As a response to the challenges that visual communication, popularly used in environmental communications, poses for more embodied engagements with climate change, this article focuses upon the neglected role of sound within environmental and climate communication scholarship. Focusing upon the decline of bees as a meaningful topic for the exploration of climate change, this article draws on research conducted with participants of a soundscape wo…
An Ecological Whodunit
As life on Earth becomes increasingly precarious, it becomes ever clearer that, while some nonhuman losses are perceived as tragic and controversial, many more are left to slip away, unnoticed and unmourned. The purpose of this study, then, is to determine what renders a nonhuman animal life as significant and why. Specifically, the story of colony collapse disorder is traced, illustrating how the loss of honeybees became framed as an ecological …
Performing extinction stories
As extinction becomes one of the most pressing crises of our time, projects that engage with nonhuman lives have emerged as a visible fixture of the creative landscape. This raises the question of what role creative explorations might play in shaping public discourse and action around extinction. In moving towards an answer to this question, this work draws on conversations with performance artists who have engaged with the topic of bee decline. …
Learning from young people’s experiences of climate change education
This article centres on young people’s experiences of climate change education (CCE). There is much written on CCE (e.g. what it is, what it should be, how it should be taught, where it should be taught), but there is little exploring young people’s views on learning about climate and the climate crisis. This Spotlight On article considers data collected as part of 21 focus groups, which engaged more than 100 young people in Bristol (UK), Galway …
Exploring the association between growth mindsets and climate action with young people
Decades of research has demonstrated the power of growth mindsets (i.e. belief in the malleability of the qualities of humans) to shape people’s ways of making sense of their socio-cultural reality and influence their ways of thinking about and acting towards change. Yet, research which connects mindsets with climate action or sustainability behavior remains scarce. This study explores the association between mindsets and climate action among Eur…
Exploring the environmental value action gap in education research
Despite rising levels of interest in global environmental challenges, progress towards the widespread adoption of pro-environmental behaviours remains slow and inconsistent. Previous literature identifies the importance of education for working to address this inconsistency between the environmental values people hold and their behaviours, commonly described as the value-action gap. To examine current knowledge in this area we conducted a semi-sy…
Reading slowly together
Interrogating the "When I Was Young" Trope
Interest in how children engage with nature play has intensified as concerns have grown over children's lack of opportunities to engage with nature. In this two-part study, we first review literature on changing childhood experiences and present considerations for future studies and practices. From this, we outline how we worked with 12 parents/carers to develop a progressive, research-informed toolkit to support children's nature connectedness a…
Student responses to climate knowledge
Purpose This paper aims to examine a co-produced initiative implemented at the University of the West of England, UWE (UWE) between September 2022 and April 2023. The student-led project (Climate, Conversations and Cake: The 3C’s) addressed environmental and climate crisis awareness through monthly gatherings where, in partnership, students, academic staff and professional personnel gathered to share food, engage in conversations and partake in j…
Buzzing about bees
Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project
The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasises the value of listening to young people's voices. Since its inception, there have been significant moves to involve young people in research that concerns their lives in a time of environmental emergency. Drawing on critical analysis of our work with Youth Action Partnerships (YAPs), this article explores how co-production with young people can effectively be achieved and offers meaningf…
More‐than‐verbal methodological approaches to studying eco‐emotions
This critical narrative review foregrounds the contribution of more‐than‐verbal methodological approaches in eco‐emotions research. Existing work focused on eco‐emotions emphasises the need for diversification in research methods and approaches, as well as the types of emotions focused on. In a critical review of selected studies, the use of more‐than‐verbal approaches captures the complexity of emotional responses to climate crisis. An analysis …
Encountering school spaces
A key focus of much social research with children today is on how to widen participation, meaningfully representing the experiences of all children. This is part of a shift towards problematising the enduring pull towards what has been termed the ‘Good Research Child’. In problematising this pull, researchers are interrogating questions such as who participates in research, the environments in which research takes place, and how research data are…
Towards worldview literate climate change education
Climate change education (CCE) often involves profound, value-laden, and existential questions that are closely tied to the worldviews through which individuals interpret the world. This article explores the potential of worldview literacy as an approach for recognising and engaging with worldview influences in CCE. Based on in-depth interviews with 37 educators working in formal and non-formal education across four European city-regions, the stu…
Intergenerational climate conversations
Young people today are exposed to information about environmental crises from an early age, and many of them feel threatened by how those crises impact their own future. To convince older generations of the importance of solving climate change-related questions, many young people are challenging traditional pedagogical relations with older generations by forming what we call reverse pedagogical relations. In reverse pedagogical relations, young p…
Environmental Education and Sustainability (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Climate change (6 works) · Environmental education (6 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Action (physics (4 works) · Animal and Plant Science Education (3 works)