NRERC is proud of its head, Prof. Ofira Ayalon, upon publication of a new paper called “Forces shaping educational policy: institutionalizing Forest School as a case of grassroots-to-state dynamics”.

The study examines how grassroots educational initiatives negotiate legitimacy within diverse governance and cultural contexts, using Forest School (FS), a global outdoor education movement, as a comparative case to explore how such initiatives become recognized, supported, and regulated within national education systems.

This paper is the third paper published as part of Moriya Netzer’s Ph.D. dissertation entitled: “The Socio-Environmental Basis of Forest School Education in the Age of the Climate Crisis: Attitudes, Choices, Policies, and Institutionalization Processes – A Comparative International Perspective”, conducted under the supervision of Dr. Dafna Gan (Open University) and Prof. Ofira Ayalon.

Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2026.2659127Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2026.2659127