eeRESEARCH combines research for environmental education and the movement to connect children and nature. The database includes multiple ways to search for articles, syntheses, and research summaries.
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Conceptualising the power of outdoor adventure activities for subjective well-being: A systematic literature review
Pomfret, G., Sand, M., & May, C. (2023). Conceptualising the power of outdoor adventure activities for subjective well-being: A systematic literature review. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100641
Effectiveness of adventure education on health outcomes related to physical, psychological, and social development in children: A systematic review
Peng, Z., & Lau, P. W. C. (2023). Effectiveness of adventure education on health outcomes related to physical, psychological, and social development in children: A systematic review. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 42, 14. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2022-0106
School Gardening and Health and Well-Being of School-Aged Children: A Realist Synthesis
Holloway, T. P., Dalton, L., Hughes, R., Jayasinghe, S., Patterson, K. A. E., Murray, S., … Ahuja, K. D. K. (2023). School Gardening and Health and Well-Being of School-Aged Children: A Realist Synthesis. Nutrients , 15(1190). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051190
How learning gardens foster well-being and development through the promotion of purposeful play in early childhood and beyond
Pope, E., Marston, S. A., Thompson, M., & Larson, S. (2023). How learning gardens foster well-being and development through the promotion of purposeful play in early childhood and beyond. Theory into Practice , 62(2), 12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2023.2202137
School garden and instructional interventions foster children's interest in nature
Kong, C., & Chen, J. (2023). School garden and instructional interventions foster children’s interest in nature. People and Nature, 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10597
Link of outdoor exposure in daycare with attentional control and academic achievement in adolescence: Examining cognitive and social pathways
Ulset, V. S., Borge, A. I. H., Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., & Bekkhus, M. (2023). Link of outdoor exposure in daycare with attentional control and academic achievement in adolescence: Examining cognitive and social pathways. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101942
Nature experiences in childhood as a driver of connectedness with nature and action for nature: A review
van Heel, B. F., van den Born, R. J. G., & Aarts, N. (2023). Nature experiences in childhood as a driver of connectedness with nature and action for nature: A review. Ecopsychology, 15(4), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2022.0080
The effect of different combinations of physical activity and natural environment videos on children’s attention levels between class breaks
Luo, X., Tao, M., Lu, J., Lu, L., & He, X. (2023). The effect of different combinations of physical activity and natural environment videos on children’s attention levels between class breaks. BMC Pediatrics, 23(60). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-03868-8
School greenspace is associated with enhanced benefits of academic interventions on annual reading improvement for children of color in California
Rahai, R., Wells, N. M., & Evans, G. W. (2023). School greenspace is associated with enhanced benefits of academic interventions on annual reading improvement for children of color in California. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.101966
The impacts of nature connectedness on children’s well-being: Systematic literature review
Arola, T., Aulake, M., Ott, A., Lindholm, M., Kouvonen, P., Virtanen, P., & Paloniemi, R. (2023). The impacts of nature connectedness on children’s well-being: Systematic literature review . Journal of Environmental Psychology, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101913
Raising healthy children: Promoting the multiple benefits of green open spaces through biophilic design
Russo, A., & Andreucci, M. B. (2023). Raising healthy children: Promoting the multiple benefits of green open spaces through biophilic design. Sustainability, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15031982
“I love being in the outdoors”: A qualitative descriptive study of outdoor adventure education program components for adolescent wellbeing
Down, M., Picknoll, D., Piggott, B., Hoyne, G, & Bulsara, C. (2023). “I love being in the outdoors”: A qualitative descriptive study of outdoor adventure education program components for adolescent wellbeing. Journal of Adolescence, 95, 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jad.12197