Sustainability, Environment, and the Arts in Education (SEAE) Research Centre

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Purpose and Objectives

Revolutionise education and arts-based research praxes for climate, environmental, and social justice

The Sustainability, Environment, and the Arts in Education (SEAE) Research Centre is globally recognised for enacting profound change in/through transdisciplinary environmental and Arts education research that disrupts and generates new ways of being and becoming, which provokes dynamic responses to critical local-global calamities.

This research centre represents a large collective of researchers working across sustainability, environment and the Arts in education. This centre is unique and has a transdisciplinary research focus which directly informs public debate, policy, advocacy and practice.

Relational research communities

Enliven relationality through collaborative praxis for/with climate, environmental, and social justice education research communities.

Disrupting Education Systems

Disrupt, revolutionise, and enact climate, environmental and social justice in education praxes for transformative change in policies, curricula and pedagogies.

Radical Philosophies

Centre radical philosophies in ongoing co-creations and imaginings of knowledge for/with children and the planet.

High-Impact Research

Mobilise climate, environmental and social justice education research that attends to local and global issues through high-impact funding, publications, creative works and praxes.

Transdisciplinary Methodologies

Enact transdisciplinary inquiry through climate, environmental, social justice and arts education by creating, critiquing, and conversing with artful ways of doing, knowing and telling.

Our Research

Shaping Education for a Sustainable Future

Our research at the SEAE Research Centre is committed to exploring and understanding the complex relationships between sustainability, the environment, and the arts within the context of education. We strive to develop and disseminate knowledge that leads to more ecologically aware and creatively enriched educational practices. Our work is dedicated to shaping a future where learning is an active, engaged process that empowers individuals and communities to navigate and respond to the pressing environmental challenges of our times.

Project Highlights

Climate Country: Advancing Child and Youth-led Climate Change Education with Country

2024

Led by Professor Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles and has attracted $581,715. An international team will research climate change education approaches with Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, youth and Elders across Australia and Canada. Western and Indigenous perspectives on climate change contrast deeply. This research will generate transcultural understandings about climate change education.

Location
Australia | Canada

Funding

$581,715

Floods + Me

2022

This project aims to understand children and young people’s flood experiences and its impact on their education. The devastating February 2022 floods in the Norther Rivers saw many early childhood education settings and schools either deemed unsalvageable, temporarily closed, or significantly disrupted. While the immediate priority was to ensure ‘education’ continued across the Northern Rivers, the impact on children and young people and their education is not well understood.

Location
Northen Rivers, Australia

Funding

$25,000.

Learning with Land (Country as Curriculum)

2022

The Learning with the Land partnership brings together an international network of art educators to explore how artists and arts-based researchers are taking up the concept of reciprocity to critically engage with the land upon which they live, learn, teach, and create. This partnership focuses on how the arts might help challenge Western-Euro-centric understandings of land and provoke meaningful dialogue and action towards decolonising education and research practices.

Location
Australia | Canada

Funding

200K CAD
Research impact

The SEAE Research Centre at Southern Cross University stands out for driving change in environmental and arts education.

The Centre is renowned for its transdisciplinary approach, influencing policy and practice with creative research methods. It integrates Indigenous knowledge, posthumanism, and feminist theories, impacting educational policy, youth consent, and climate change education. Its highly rated work in childhood environmental education shapes effective strategies for global challenges.

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Thinking about HDR study

Considering a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) study? At the SEAE Research Centre, we offer opportunities to delve into advanced research that makes a real difference in sustainability, the environment, and the arts within education. Join us to push boundaries, explore new ideas and contribute to meaningful change. 

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Meet the dedicated team at the SEAE Research Centre. Our group of experts focuses on sustainability, the environment, and arts in education, working together to inspire and educate for a greener future. Learn about the people leading our projects, their passions, and how they are helping to change the way we learn about and care for our world.

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Meet Our Team​

The SEAE Research Centre at Southern Cross University stands out for driving change in environmental and arts education.

Professor Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles Research Leader
Professor Alexandra Lasczik Co-Research Leader
Dr Chantelle Bayes Research Fellow
Dr Yaw Ofosu-Asare Associate Research Fellow

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