Publications - REFUGIUM

Ann-Christin have published two academic books, both in Swedish. The first book, Professionell röstanvänding i läraryrket, was released in 2017 with the Swedish publisher Studentlitteratur.
The second book, Resiliens i förskolan - att stärka barns välmående, delaktighet och handlingskraft, was co-written with professor Mia Heikkilä and released in 2022 with the Swedish publisher Natur & Kultur.

She has also published chapters in English in academic international books:

A Quilt of Practices: Sustainability Education in Finnish Early Childhood and Care was published on June 3rd 2022 in the book Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care: A Multi-Theoretical Perspective on Research and Practice by editors Harju-Luukkainen, Kangas & Garvis on SPRINGER NATURE.

Supporting Sustainable Futures Through Teacher Resilience: A Case Study from Finland by Furu, A.-C. & Heikkilä, M., was published on April 6th 2025 in the book Generating sustainable futures through teacher education : Globally Rethinking Higher Education by editors Harju-Luukkainen, Garvis, Kangas, Marôco, Maunula & Maunumäki on SPRINGER NATURE.

Here is a glimpse of some recent scientific publications:

Furu, A-C., Chan, A., Larsson, J., Engdahl, I., Klaus, S., Navarrete, A.M. & Turk Niskac, B. (2023) Promoting Resilience in Early Childhood Education and Care to Prepare Children for a World of Change: A Critical Analysis of National and International Policy Documents. Children, 10(4), 716.
https://doi.org/10.3390/children10040716

Valkonen, S., & Furu, A-C. (2022) Finnish ECEC personnel's views on the challenging nature of promoting social justice: a sustainability research perspective. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2022.2154818

Evans, N., Harwood, D., Furu, A., & Alici, Ş. (2022) Challenges in Reorienting Early Childhood Education for Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education: Transforming, Creating and Expanding. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 47(5).
http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2022v47n5.1

Furu, A-C. (2022) A Quilt of Practices: Sustainability Education in Finnish Early Childhood and Care. In H. Harju-Luukkainen, J. Kangas & S. Garvis (Eds.) Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care – A Multi-theoretical perspective on research and practice. Springer Nature.

Engdahl, I. & Furu, A-C. (2022) Early Childhood Education: A Vibrant Arena in the Complex Transformation of Society Towards Sustainability. International Journal of Early Childhood, 54 (1) 1-12.