Introduction: Researching education and the environment: an introduction Alan Reid and William Scott Theme 1: EE and ESD: tension or transition? John Smyth, Michael Bonnett, Robert B. Stevenson, Edgar Javier González-Gaudiano Theme 2: Locating the environmental in environmental education research Henry St. Maurice, Judith S. Kaufman, Margaret S. Ewing, Adrienne E. Hyle, Diane Montgomery, Patricia A. Self, Andrew Stables, Stephen Gough, Rob O’Donoghue Theme 3: Doing environmental education research Louise Chawla, Karen Malone, Kim Walker, Constance L. Russell Theme 4: Environmental learning as process and outcome Roy Ballantyne , Sharon Connell, John Fien, Julie (Athman) Ernst, Martha Monroe, Mark Rickinson, Ronald B. Meyers Theme 5: Environmental education for … Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Karsten Schnack, Phillip Payne, M. J. Barrett, Julian Agyeman Theme 6: Developing environmental education research Sharon Connell, Paul Hart, Arjen E. J. Wals, Justin Dillon, Glenda Raven Endpiece: Researching education and the environment: retrospect and prospect Alan Reid and William Scott