Bruce Johnson
- Professor Emeritus
- (520) 621-1311
- Education, Rm. 512
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- brucej@arizona.edu
Biography
Bruce Johnson is Professor of Environmental Learning and Science Education in the department of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies and Dean Emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Arizona. Dr. Johnson has a PhD in Education Psychology with a minor in Science Education, an MS in Environmental Education, and a BS in Elementary Education. He was previously an elementary and middle school teacher in Arizona and New Mexico and director of outdoor schools in New Mexico and Australia.
Dr. Johnson’s research includes the teaching and learning of ecological concepts, development of environmental values/attitudes and actions, and curriculum development. Dr. Johnson teaches in graduate programs in environmental learning and science education and also teaches courses in research design and elementary science methods. He also serves as Director of the Earth Education Research and Evaluation (EERE) Team, which has conducts research on children’s ecological understandings, environmental values/attitudes, and environmental actions and has provided evaluation services to centers and schools throughout the United States and in Australia, Bolivia, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Nepal, and Spain.
As International Program Coordinator for The Institute for Earth Education (IEE), Dr. Johnson oversees the development and implementation of earth education programs and leads sessions on earth education around the world. IEE is an international, not-for-profit, educational organization that develops and disseminates earth education programs that are designed to help people live more harmoniously and joyously with the natural world. Earth education programs, including Earthkeepers, Sunship Earth, Sunship III, Lost Treasures, and Rangers of the Earth, have been offered at dozens of centers in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovenia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Educational Psychology
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- The Relationships Between Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of School Climate, Student Achievement, Teacher Characteristics, and Community and School Context
- M.S. Environmental Education Administration
- George WIlliams College, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
- B.S. Elementary Education
- Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2017 - 2022)
- Masaryk University (2014)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2012 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2012 - 2017)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2007 - 2017)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2007 - 2012)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2002 - 2015)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2000 - 2007)
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2000)
- Gustavus Adolphus College (1998 - 2000)
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1996 - 1997)
- Down to Earth Adventures (1993 - 1997)
- Scott's Creek Field Centre (1990 - 1991)
- Manzano Day School (1987 - 1996)
- Fenton Ranch Outdoor School & Camp (1987 - 1992)
- Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center (1984 - 1987)
- Page Middle School (1982 - 1984)
- Grandview Middle School (1980 - 1981)
- Youth Conservation Corps (1979 - 1981)
- Youth Conservation Corps (1977 - 1978)
- YMCA Camp Ihduhapi (1974 - 1975)
Interests
Teaching
environmental learning; earth education; science teaching in elementary classrooms
Research
environmental learning; earth education; ecological understandings; environmental attitudes & values; environmental behaviors/actions; program evaluation; learning environments
Courses
2021-22 Courses
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Independent Study
TLS 599 (Spring 2022) -
Internship
TLS 593 (Fall 2021)
2019-20 Courses
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Internship
TLS 693 (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
TLS 699 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Dissertation
TLS 920 (Spring 2019) -
Environmental Learning
TLS 431 (Spring 2019) -
Environmental Learning
TLS 531 (Spring 2019) -
Internship
TLS 593 (Spring 2019) -
Internship
TLS 693 (Spring 2019) -
Dissertation
TLS 920 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Dissertation
TTE 920 (Spring 2018) -
Independent Study
TTE 599 (Spring 2018) -
Sustainability+Education
TLS 200 (Spring 2018) -
Dissertation
TTE 920 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Independent Study
TTE 599 (Summer I 2017) -
Dissertation
TTE 920 (Spring 2017) -
Sustainability+Education
TLS 200 (Spring 2017)
2015-16 Courses
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Independent Study
TTE 599 (Summer I 2016) -
Dissertation
TTE 920 (Spring 2016) -
Environmental Learning
TLS 431 (Spring 2016) -
Environmental Learning
TTE 530 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Johnson, B., & Wohlers, L. (2003). Earth education: Eim programmatischer Ansatz zum Erfahrungslernen.. Lüneburg, Germany: Institut Für Erlebnispadagogik.
- Van, M. S., & Johnson, B. (2000). Sonnenschiff III: Wahrnehmung und Entscheidung f\"ur die bevorstehende Reise. Inst. for Earth Education.
- Van Matre, S., & Johnson, B. (1997). Sunship III: Perception and choice for the journey ahead. Institute for Earth Education.
- Van Matre, S., Johnson, B., & Bires, F. (1990). Conceptual Encounters II. The Institute for Earth Education.
- Van Matre, S., & Johnson, B. (1988). Earthkeepers. Four Keys for Helping Young People Live in Harmony with the Earth.. The Institute for Earth Education.
- Van, M. S., & Johnson, B. (1988). Earthkeepers. Four Keys for Helping Young People Live in Harmony with the Earth.. ERIC.
- Van Matre, S., Johnson, B., Soloway, E., & Bires, F. (1987). Conceptual Encounters I. The Institute for Earth Education.
Chapters
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., & Johnson, B. (2021). Conceptual learning in outdoor environmental education programs. In Real World Learning in Outdoor Environmental Education Programs: The Practice from the Perspective of Educational Research(pp 107--118). Masaryk University.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., Johnson, B., & Kroufek, R. (2021). Values in outdoor environmental education programs: Between education and advocacy. In Real World Learning in Outdoor Environmental Education Programs: The Practice from the Perspective of Educational Research(pp 73--90). Masaryk University.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., Kolenat\`y, M., Kroufek, R., & Johnson, B. (2021). Framing outdoor experiences in outdoor environmental education programs. In Real World Learning in Outdoor Environmental Education Programs: The Practice from the Perspective of Educational Research(pp 59--72). Masaryk University.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., Kroufek, R., & Johnson, B. (2021). Experiential learning in outdoor environmental education programs: A source of learning and confusion. In Real World Learning in Outdoor Environmental Education Programs: The Practice from the Perspective of Educational Research(pp 91--106). Masaryk University.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., Kroufek, R., & Johnson, B. (2021). Outdoor environmental education programs from the perspective of the participating students and the accompanying teachers. In Real World Learning in Outdoor Environmental Education Programs: The Practice from the Perspective of Educational Research(pp 119--132). Masaryk University.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., \v{S}imonov\'a, P., Johnson, B., & Kroufek, R. (2021). Power and empowerment in outdoor environmental education programs. In Real World Learning in Outdoor Environmental Education Programs: The Practice from the Perspective of Educational Research(pp 43--57). Masaryk University.
- Johnson, C. (2020). Earth Education. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Oxford University Press.
- Johnson, B., & Manoli, C. C. (2010). The impact of methodological practices in research and evaluation in environmental learning.. In Diversity in environmental education research.(pp 43-64). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
- Johnson, B. (2007). Education and research for sustainable living.. In Sustainable communities, sustainable environments.(pp 85-96). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
- Johnson, B., & Roberts, E. (2004). Science in public schools: What is it and who is it for?. In Defending public schools: Curriculum continuity and change in the 21st century.(pp 61-75). Westport, Connecticut: Praeger.
- Johnson, B. (2003). Die Rolle van Erlebnissen beim Verstehen, Fühlen & Umsetzen. In Earth education: Ein programmatischer Beitrag zum Erfahrungslernen(pp 5-14). Lüneburg, Germany: Institut Für Erlebnispadagogik.
- Johnson, B., & Wohlers, L. (2003). Einleitung.. In Earth education: Ein programmatischer Beitrag zum Erfahrungslernen(pp 3-4). Lüneburg, Germany: Institut Für Erlebnispadagogik.
- Wohlers, L., & Johnson, B. (2003). Earth education: Eim programmatischer Ansatz zum Erfahrungslernen.. In Earth education: Ein programmatischer Beitrag zum Erfahrungslernen(pp 16-25). Lüneburg, Germany: Institut Für Erlebnispadagogik.
Journals/Publications
- Doyle, W., & Johnson, B. (2023). Interpersonal Spaces in Teacher Education.
- Johnson, B., Felix, L., Buxner, S., & Manoli, C. C. (2023). ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTIONS THROUGH THE LENSE OF DIFERENT THEORETICAL MODELS: 2-MEV VS NEP.
- Baierl, T., Johnson, B., & Bogner, F. X. (2022). Informal Earth Education: Significant Shifts for Environmental Attitude and Knowledge. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 819899--819899.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., & Johnson, B. (2022). Earthkeepers: The Relationship between Instructional Strategies on the Program Outcomes. Envigogika, 17(1).
- Baierl, F. X. (2021). Assessing environmental attitudes and cognitive achievement within 9 years of informal earth education.. Sustainability, 13.
- Baierl, F. X. (2021). Biosphere 2 as an informal learning platform to assess motivation, fascination, and cognitive achievement for sustainability.. Studies in Educational Evaluation.
- Cincera, J., Zalesak, J., Kolenaty, M., Simonova, P., & Johnson, B. (2021). We love them anyway: outdoor environmental education programs from the accompanying teachersâ perspective. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 24(3), 243--257.
- Johnson, B., & \v{C}in\v{c}era, J. (2021). Relationships between outdoor environmental education program characteristics and childrenâs environmental values and behaviors. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 1--18.
- Johnson, B., & Činčera, J. (2021).
Relationships between outdoor environmental education program characteristics and children’s environmental values and behaviors
. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 1-18. doi:10.1080/14729679.2021.2001756 - Torkar, G., Debevec, V., Johnson, B., & Manoli, C. C. (2021). Vrednotenje otrokovih okoljskih svetovnih nazorov in skrbi. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 11(1), 49--65.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., Johnson, B., Kroufek, R., Kolenat\`y, M., \v{S}imonov\'a, P., & Z\'ale\v{s}\'ak, J. (2021). Real World Learning in Outdoor Environmental Education Programs. The Practice from the Perspective of Educational Research.
- Johnson, B., Cincera, J., & Kroufek, R. (2020).
Outdoor environmental education programme leaders’ theories of experiential learning
. Cambridge Journal of Education, 50(6), 729-745. doi:10.1080/0305764x.2020.1770693 - Johnson, B., Cincera, J., Simonova, P., & Kroufek, R. (2020).
Empowerment in outdoor environmental education: who shapes the programs?
. Environmental Education Research, 26(12), 1690-1706. doi:10.1080/13504622.2020.1814205 - Torkar, C. (2020). Assessing childrenâs environmental worldviews and concerns.. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, B. (2020). Empowerment in outdoor environmental education: Who shapes the programs?. Environmental Education Research.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, P. (2020). Frames in outdoor environmental education programs: What we communicate and why we think it matters.. Sustainability, 12(4451).
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, P. (2020). Values education in outdoor environmental education programs from the perspective of practitioners.. Sustainability, 12(4700).
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, R. (2020). Outdoor environmental program leadersâ theories of experiential learning. Cambridge Journal of Education.
- Johnson, J. (2019). Development of the ecological concepts of energy flow and materials cycling in middle school students participating in earth education programs.. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 63, 94--101.
- Manoli, F. X. (2019). Measuring environmental perceptions grounded on different theoretical models: The 2 Major Environmental Values (2-MEV) Model in comparison with the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale.. Sustainability, 11(5).
- Regmi, B. (2019). Analyzing the environmental attitude of rural Nepalese children by validating the 2-MEV model.. Sustainability, 12(164).
- Bogner, F., Bogner, F. X., Johnson, B., Johnson, B., Buxner, S., Buxner, S., Felix, L., & Felix, L. (2015). The 2-MEV model: Constancy of adolescent environmental values within an 8-year time frame. International Journal of Science Education, 37, 1938--1952.
- Cincera, J., Johnson, B., & Kovacikova, S. (2015). Evaluation of a place-based environmental education program: From there to here. Applied Environmental Education \& Communication, 14(3), 178--186.
- Cincera, J., Johnson, B., Kovacikova, S., & others, . (2015). Evaluation of a Place-Based Environmental Education Program: From There to Here. Applied Environmental Education and Communication.
- Johnson, B., & Cincera, J. (2015). Examining the relationship between environmental attitudes and behaviour in education programmes. Socialni Studia, 12(3), 97-111.
- Johnson, B., & \v{C}in\v{c}era, J. (2015). Examining the relationship between environmental attitudes and behaviour in education programmes. Soci\'aln\'\i studia/Social Studies, 12(3), 97--111.
- Schneller, A. J., Johnson, B., & Bogner, F. X. (2015). Measuring childrenâs environmental attitudes and values in northwest Mexico: Validating a modified version of measures to test the Model of Ecological Values (2-MEV). Environmental Education Research, 21(1), 61--75.
- Manoli, C. C., Johnson, B., Hadjichambis, A. C., Hadjichambi, D., Georgiou, Y., & Ioannou, H. (2014). Evaluating the impact of the Earthkeepers Earth education program on children's ecological understandings, values and attitudes, and behaviour in Cyprus. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 41, 29--37.
- Cincera, J., & Johnson, B. (2013). Str\'a\vzci Zeme v Ceske republice: Zkuvsenost s implementaci programu vychovy o Zemi (Earthkeepers in the Czech republic: Experience from the implementation process.). Envigogika, 8(4), 1-14.
- Felix, L., & Johnson, B. (2013). Back in the classroom: Teacher follow-through after an earth education program.. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 12(3), 187-196.
- Schneller, A., Johnson, B., & Bogner, F. (2013). Measuring children’s environmental attitudes and values in northwest Mexico: validating a modified version of measures to test the Model of Ecological Values (2-MEV). Environmental Education Research, 1--15.
- \v{C}in\v{c}era, J., & Johnson, B. (2013). Earthkeepers in the Czech Republic: Experience from the implementation process of an earth education programme. Envigogika, 8(4).
- Bailey, J. M., Johnson, B., Prather, E. E., & Slater, T. F. (2012). Development and validation of the star properties concept inventory. International Journal of Science Education, 34(14), 2257--2286.
- Johnson, B., & Manoli, C. C. (2010). The 2-MEV scale in the United States: a measure of children's environmental attitudes based on the theory of ecological attitude. The Journal of Environmental Education, 42(2), 84--97.
- Johnson, B., Roberts, E., & Wenger, M. (2010). Biosphere 2 Center Visitor Programs.
- Bailey, J. M., Prather, E. E., Johnson, B., & Slater, T. F. (2009). College studentsâ preinstructional ideas about stars and star formation. Astronomy Education Review, 8(1), 010110--010117.
- Bailey, J. M., Prather, E. E., Johnson, B., & Slater, T. F. (2009). College students’ preinstructional ideas about stars and star formation. Astronomy Education Review, 8(1), 1-17.
- JOHNSON, B., & Manoli, C. (2008). The Impact of Methodological Practices in Research and Evaluation in Environmental Learning.
- Johnson, B., & Manoli, C. C. (2008). Using Bogner and Wisemanâs Model of Ecological Values to measure the impact of an earth education programme on childrenâs environmental perceptions. Environmental education research, 14(2), 115--127.
- Johnson, B., & Manoli, C. C. (2008). Using Bogner and Wiseman’s model of ecological values to measure the impact of an earth education programme on children’s environmental perceptions. Environmental Education Research, 14(2), 115--127.
- Johnson, B., Stevens, J. J., & Zvoch, K. (2007). Teachers' Perceptions of School Climate: A Validity Study of Scores From the Revised School Level Environment Questionnaire. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 67, 883-844.
- Johnson, B., Stevens, J. J., & Zvoch, K. (2007). Teachers' perceptions of school climate: A validity study of scores from the Revised School Level Environment Questionnaire. Educational and psychological measurement, 67(5), 833--844.
- Manoli, C. C., Johnson, B., & Dunlap, R. E. (2007). Assessing children's environmental worldviews: Modifying and validating the New Ecological Paradigm Scale for use with children. The Journal of Environmental Education, 38(4), 3--13.
- Johnson, B., & Stevens, J. J. (2006). Student achievement and elementary teachers’ perceptions of school climate. Learning Environments Research, 9(2), 111--122.
- Jardine, D. W., Johnson, B., & Fawcett, L. (2005). Further thoughts on “Cutting Nature’s Leading Strings”: A conversation.. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 10, 52-61.
- Johnson, B., & McClure, R. (2004). Validity and reliability of a shortened, revised version of the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES). Learning Environments Research, 7(1), 65--80.
- Johnson, B. (2003). The role of experience in understanding, feeling, and processing.. Zeitschrift Für Erlebnispädagogik, 23(5/6), 5-13.
- Johnson, B., & Wohlers, L. (2003). Earth Education. Ein programmatischer Beitrag zum Erfahrungslernen. Zeitschrift f\"ur Erlebnisp\"adagogik Heft, 5, 6.
- Johnson, B., & Wohlers, L. (2003). Introduction to the special issue.. Zeitschrift Für Erlebnispädagogik, 23(5/6), 3-4.
- McClure, R., Johnson, B., & Jackson, D. (2003). Assessing the Effectiveness of a Student-Centered College Classroom..
- Wohlers, L., & Johnson, B. (2003). A programmatic approach: Purposeful experiences.. Zeitschrift Für Erlebnispädagogik, 23(5/6), 14-22.
- Davis, G., Simpson, P. R., Johnson, B., & Wallace, A. (2002). Getting to the Fourth Year: The Instruments and Protocols Used To Study the Practice of Beginning K-12 Science Teachers..
- Johnson, B., & Stevens, J. J. (2001). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the School Level Environment Questionnaire (SLEQ).. Learning Environments Research, 4(3), 325-344.
- McClure, R., Johnson, B., Jackson, D., & Hoff, J. (2000). Assessing the Constructivist Classroom..
- MATRE, S. v., & JOHNSON, B. (1998). Earthkeepers. Greenville: The Institut for Earth Education.
- Johnson, B. (1990). Earth Education: Learning to Live More Lightly on the Earth.. Journal of Experiential Education, 13(3), 38--41.
Proceedings Publications
- Bailey, J. M., Prather, E. E., Johnson, B., & Slater, T. F. (2006). Fusion Confusion: Assessing What Students Know (and Donât Know) About Stars. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 209.
- Johnson, B. (2005). Earth Education Research. In Environmental Education Research Symposium Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Carson, J., & Johnson, B. (2004). Attempting Environmental Education Reform: Initiation and Implementation of Programmatic, Outdoor Environmental Learning in Public School Curricula. In annual meeting of the International Outdoor Education Research Conference, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
- Johnson, B., Carson, J., Richter, P., & Wohlers, L. (2004). Connecting Outdoor Learning Experiences to Our Schools and Our Homes: An International Study of Teachers' Understandings of Energy in Ecological Systems and In Our Lives. In School of Outdoor Education \& Environment: International Outdoor Education Research Conference [online].
- Davis, G., Simpson, P. R., Johnson, B., & Wallace, A. (2002, January). Getting to the fourth year: The instruments and protocols used to study the practice of beginning K-12 science teachers. In Association for the Education of Teachers in Science.
Presentations
- Felix, L., Johnson, B., Buxner, S., & Manoli, C. C. (2017, April). Measuring key components of the Competence Model for Environmental Education.. National Association of Research in Science Teaching. San Antonio, TX.
- Johnson, B., & Cincera, J. (2016, September). The development of ecological attitudes of children over five years as they participated in three earth education programs.. Eleventh Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology. Karlstad, Sweden.
- Johnson, B., Manoli, C. C., & Buxner, S. (2016, September). Ecological values & connectedness to nature: Are we measuring different constructs?. Eleventh Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology. Karlstad, Sweden.
- Manoli, C. C., Johnson, B., & Buxner, S. (2016, April). The Connectedness to Nature Scale: What does it measure?. American Educational Research Association. Washington, DC.
- Bogner, F. X., & Johnson, B. (2015, September). 2-MEV model: Green attitudes over the years.. 11th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association. Helsinki, Finland: European Science Education Research Association.
- Johnson, B., Hadjichambis, A., Mappouras, D., & Fe,ix, L. (2015, September). Using the Model of Ecological Values to investigate the environmental attitudes of young adolescents in Cyprus.. 11th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association. Helsinki, Finalnd: European Science Education Research Association.
- Buxner, S. R., Vezino, B., Bostic, E., Johnson, B., Sonam, T., & Olsen, J. K. (2014, April). Exploring how industry experiences impact teachers’ conceptions of relevancy and authenticity related to teaching practices. Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Pittsburg, PA.
- Jaksha, A., & Johnson, B. (2014, March). A new theoretical framework for researching environmental identity.. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching. Pittsburgh, PA.
- Johnson, B. (2014, August). Educación para la Tierra: Aprendiendo a Vivir más Livianamente en nuestro Planeta.. Primer Encuentro Nacional de Educación Ambiental para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
- Johnson, B. (2014, August). Revealing the hidden ways we use energy in our daily lives.. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Sacramento, CA.
- Johnson, B. (2014, December). Magical Learning Adventures: Earth Education in Action.. Masaryk University, Department of Environmental Studies. Brno, Czech Republic.
- Johnson, B. (2014, January). Earthkeepers Leadership Workshop. Cooper Center for Environmental Learning. Tucson, AZ.
- Johnson, B. (2014, September). Earthkeepers Program Day.. Environmental Education Center Bohemian Paradise. Turnov, Czech Republic.
- Johnson, B. P. (2014, September). Earth education: Learning to live more lightly.. Centre for School and Outdoor Education. Škocjan, Slovenia.
- Johnson, B., & Činčera, J. (2014, September). Participation of Czech children in the Earthkeepers earth education programme.. European Conference on Educational Research. Porto, Portugal.
- Johnson, B., & Činčera, J. (2014, September). Teaching ecological concepts: Constructing understandings and connecting to the real world.. IXth IOSTE Symposium for Central and Eastern Europe: Science and Technology for the XXIst Century. Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
- Johnson, B., Felix, L., & Buxner, S. (2014, September). Ecological values across years, ages and locations.. Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Hildescheim, Germany.
- Sonam, T., & Johnson, B. (2014, March). Tibetan Buddhist monastics studying western science: Negotiating Buddhist theology and western science.. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching. Pittsburgh, PA.
- Hadjichambis, A., Johnson, B., Manoli, C., D, M., & Felix, L. (2013, September). Conceptual understandings and environmental values on the basis of a new biology curriculum: National results from Cyprus.. 10th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association. Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Johnson, B. (2013, March). Earth education: Learning to live more lightly.. Environmental Education Session. Pucón, Chile.
- Johnson, B. (2013, March). Teacher preparation programs & issues, projects & people.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile.
- Johnson, B. (2013, November). Connecting people to nature to develop sustainable lives: Magical learning adventures.. Science & Sustainability through Outdoor Learning Conference. Rateče, Slovenia.
- Johnson, B. (2013, November). Immersing children in the outdoors: Developing personal connections to nature through purposeful experiences.. Science & Sustainability through Outdoor Learning Conference. Rateče, Slovenia.
- Johnson, B. P. (2013, June). Bringing industry experiences back to the classroom.. Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative National Conference. St. Louis, MO.
- Johnson, B. P. (2013, June). The university as a leader in a community-wide STEM effort.. Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative National Conference. St. Louis, MO.
- Johnson, B., & Felix, L. (2013, November). Investigating children’s environmental values, identities and actions.. Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education. Tucson, AZ.
- Johnson, B., Felix, L., & Manoli, C. C. (2013, September). Values and attitudes in earth education programs.. 10th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association. Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Manoli, C., Hadjichambis, A., Johnson, B., Hadjichambi, D., Georgiou, Y., Ioannou, H., & Felix, L. (2013, September). Empowering students and teachers towards the implementation of the new curriculum for sustainable development in Cyprus through earth education programs.. 10th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association. Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Manoli, C., Hadjichambis, A., Mappouras, D., & Johnson, B. (2013, April). New biology curriculum on the basis of a national educational reformation: The impact of an educational intervention on student’s conceptual understandings and environmental attitudes.. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.
- Doyle, W., & Johnson, B. (2012, April). Interpersonal spaces in teacher education.. International Conference on Interpersonal Relations in Education. Vancouver, Canada.
- Hadjichambis, A., Mappouras, D., Manoli, C., & Johnson, B. P. (2012, September). New biology curriculum: National results of an educational intervention.. 9th Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology. Berlin, Germany.
- Johnson, B. (2012, January). From traditional environmental education to earth education.. Cyprus Ministry of Education Seminar on Environmental Education. Limassol, Cyprus.
- Johnson, B. (2012, September). Earth Eduction Workshop. Halmstad Nature School. Halmstad, Sweden.
- Johnson, B. (2012, September). Earthkeepers Leadership Workshop. Refugio Jumarre. Angrogna, Italy.
- Johnson, B. P. (2012, April). Values in environmental learning.. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Vancouver, Canada.
- Johnson, B. P. (2012, September). Intervention of earth education programs with ecological values and actions.. Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Lüneburg, Germany.
- Johnson, B., Schaub, E., Jaksha, A., & Manoli, C. (2012, March). Young Adolescents’ Views on Environmental Attitudes, Behaviors, and Identity: Seeking Truth, Adventure and Harmony.. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching. Indianapolis, IN.
- Manoli, C., Johnson, B. P., Hadjichambis, A., Paraskeve-Hadjichambi, D., & Georgiou, Y. (2012, March). Sustainability through the lens of earth education: Children’s ecological understandings and environmental attitudes.. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching. Indianapolis, IN.
- Manoli, C., Johnson, B., Hadjichambis, A., Paraskeve-Hadjichambi, D., Georgiou, Y., & Ioannou, H. (2012, November). Learning to live more lightly: Children’s understandings, attitudes and behavior in arid lands.. International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification. Sede Boqer, Isreal.
- Johnson, B., Carson, J., Richter, P., & Wohlers, L. (2004, July). Connecting Outdoor Learning Experiences to Our Schools and Our Homes: An International Study of Teachers' Understandings of Energy in Ecological Systems and In Our Lives. International Outdoor Education Research Conference. Bendigo, Australia.
Others
- International, O., Allin, L., Barker, M., Blades, G., Boyes, M., Brookes, A., Brown, M., Brymer, E., Burridge, P., Carson, J., & others, . (2004). Connections and Disconnections: Examining the Reality and Rhetoric. International Perspectives on Outdoor Education Theory and Practice.
- Johnson, B. (1998). The relationships between elementary school teachers' perceptions of school climate, student achievement, teacher characteristics, and community and school context.
- Van, M. S., & Johnson, B. (1997). Sunship III: Perception and choice for the journey ahead.