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July 26, 2026Australian Journal of Environmental EducationOpen Access

Diffracting Childhood Memories, Place and Local Grassroots Mo(v)ements: Towards a Relational Environmental Education

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SDSteffie Selestin Dmello

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Autoethnography explores how childhood memories shape environmental education through place-based learning, suggesting new perspectives.

Key Points

  • The research aims to explore how childhood experiences influence environmental education through relational and place-based learning.
  • Utilized autoethnography and poetic inquiry to reflect on childhood memories in a rural region.
  • Examined interconnections between memories, landscapes, and community practices through poetic expressions.
  • Incorporated literature on local grassroots movements to disrupt traditional research frameworks.
  • Identified that environmental awareness develops through relational encounters rather than universal frameworks.
  • Argued for a shift towards recognizing situated and place-based ways of knowing in environmental education.
  • Contributed to discussions on decolonizing research practices for more inclusive education.

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Steffie Selestin Dmello (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a49fd3aea3239cd77354https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2026.10197
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