Alexia Barrable
Biographic Data
| ID | 4970521 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexia Barrable |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexia |
| FAMILY NAME | Barrable |
| SIGNATURE | BARRABLE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dundee |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5352-8330 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Viewing ourselves as nature
The human holobiont concept—humans as symbiotic assemblages of a host and trillions of microbes—offers a compelling lens for understanding human–nature relationships. This study examined whether: (a) prior holobiont knowledge correlates with nature connectedness, (b) exposure to holobiont information influences nature connectedness and (c) people feel more or less connected to microbes than to other natural entities. Using a randomised, blinded o…
From risky play to dirty play
VoR added 26/01/2026
Nature Connectedness as a Risk Factor for Psychological Distress after Environmental Disasters
Nature connectedness, the construct that describes how close we feel to the rest of the natural world, has been studied extensively in the past decade. There have been prior studies showing a positive correlation between nature connectedness and wellbeing in both children and adults, as well as sustainable attitudes and behavior towards the environment. What has not been studied as well to date is the potential for nature connectedness to contrib…
Nature connection in adulthood
Nature connection describes our relationship with the rest of the natural world. Promoting nature connection in children and adults has been identified as a worthwhile focus for education and public health, given the positive associations between nature connection, well‐being and pro‐environmental behaviours. Prior research has looked at activities that promote an individual's connection to nature, reporting that a variety of interventions can be…
Optimising Early Childhood Educational Settings for Health Using Nature-Based Solutions
Early childhood is a time of rapid physiological, cognitive, and social development, affected by various environmental factors. The physical environment, including the environmental microbiome (the entire consortium of microorganisms and their theatre of activity in a given environment), plays an essential role in childhood development and can be shaped in ways to support health and wellbeing. In this Perspective article, we present consideration…
Voices of young children aged 3–7 years in educational research
Although the importance of listening to young children’s voices is acknowledged in international literature, it is not clear whether educational researchers really listen to them and, if they do, what research designs and methods facilitate that. Therefore, using the EPPI-centre approach (2007), a systematic literature review was undertaken of all papers published between 2015 and 2020 that indicated the author/s had listened to young children’s …
Exploring student teachers’ motivations and sources of confidence
Outdoor learning has become an important part of policy and practice across several European contexts. While research indicates that outdoor experiences can enhance learning and mental health outcomes, studies have also identified a number of barriers to providing such experiences the most prevalent being that of teachers’ confidence. Acknowledging the role of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in preparing teachers for the demands and complexities …
Disconnected
While nature connection, which describes a positive relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world, has been a focus of numerous research studies in the last few decades, relatively little attention has been paid to nature disconnection. While the majority of the populations reported in most studies tend to be highly connected, there is a small percentage of those who feel they have no connection to the natural world. In this paper…
The learning styles neuromyth
Although learning styles (LS) have been recognised as a neuromyth, they remain a virtual truism within education. A point of concern is that the term LS has been used within theories that describe them using completely different notions and categorisations. This is the first empirical study to investigate education professionals’ conceptualisation, as well as means of identifying and implementing LS in their classroom. A sample of 123 education p…
Enhancing Nature Connection and Positive Affect in Children through Mindful Engagement with Natural Environments
Nature connection, which describes a positive relationship between humans and the rest of nature, has been recognised as a worthwhile goal of all education. Given its association with wellbeing, as well as the fact that it can predict ecological behaviours in children, there have been several calls for it to become central to environmental education, and an important tool in tackling climate change. Previous research has reported the success of s…
Blinded by science
Blinded by science
The learning styles neuromyth
Although learning styles (LS) have been recognised as a neuromyth, they remain a virtual truism within education. A point of concern is that the term LS has been used within theories that describe them using completely different notions and categorisations. This is the first empirical study to investigate education professionals’ conceptualisation, as well as means of identifying and implementing LS in their classroom. A sample of 123 education p…
Enhancing Nature Connection and Positive Affect in Children through Mindful Engagement with Natural Environments
Nature connection, which describes a positive relationship between humans and the rest of nature, has been recognised as a worthwhile goal of all education. Given its association with wellbeing, as well as the fact that it can predict ecological behaviours in children, there have been several calls for it to become central to environmental education, and an important tool in tackling climate change. Previous research has reported the success of s…
Voices of young children aged 3–7 years in educational research
Although the importance of listening to young children’s voices is acknowledged in international literature, it is not clear whether educational researchers really listen to them and, if they do, what research designs and methods facilitate that. Therefore, using the EPPI-centre approach (2007), a systematic literature review was undertaken of all papers published between 2015 and 2020 that indicated the author/s had listened to young children’s …
Exploring student teachers’ motivations and sources of confidence
Outdoor learning has become an important part of policy and practice across several European contexts. While research indicates that outdoor experiences can enhance learning and mental health outcomes, studies have also identified a number of barriers to providing such experiences the most prevalent being that of teachers’ confidence. Acknowledging the role of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in preparing teachers for the demands and complexities …
Disconnected
While nature connection, which describes a positive relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world, has been a focus of numerous research studies in the last few decades, relatively little attention has been paid to nature disconnection. While the majority of the populations reported in most studies tend to be highly connected, there is a small percentage of those who feel they have no connection to the natural world. In this paper…
Optimising Early Childhood Educational Settings for Health Using Nature-Based Solutions
Early childhood is a time of rapid physiological, cognitive, and social development, affected by various environmental factors. The physical environment, including the environmental microbiome (the entire consortium of microorganisms and their theatre of activity in a given environment), plays an essential role in childhood development and can be shaped in ways to support health and wellbeing. In this Perspective article, we present consideration…
Nature connection in adulthood
Nature connection describes our relationship with the rest of the natural world. Promoting nature connection in children and adults has been identified as a worthwhile focus for education and public health, given the positive associations between nature connection, well‐being and pro‐environmental behaviours. Prior research has looked at activities that promote an individual's connection to nature, reporting that a variety of interventions can be…
Nature Connectedness as a Risk Factor for Psychological Distress after Environmental Disasters
Nature connectedness, the construct that describes how close we feel to the rest of the natural world, has been studied extensively in the past decade. There have been prior studies showing a positive correlation between nature connectedness and wellbeing in both children and adults, as well as sustainable attitudes and behavior towards the environment. What has not been studied as well to date is the potential for nature connectedness to contrib…
Viewing ourselves as nature
The human holobiont concept—humans as symbiotic assemblages of a host and trillions of microbes—offers a compelling lens for understanding human–nature relationships. This study examined whether: (a) prior holobiont knowledge correlates with nature connectedness, (b) exposure to holobiont information influences nature connectedness and (c) people feel more or less connected to microbes than to other natural entities. Using a randomised, blinded o…
From risky play to dirty play
VoR added 26/01/2026
Psychology (9 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (6 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Animal and Plant Science Education (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Early childhood education (3 works)