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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Children in Hong Kong interacting with relatively wild nature (vs. domestic nature) engage in less dominating and more relational behaviors
Lam, L., Kahn, P. H., Jr, & Weiss, T. (2023). Children in Hong Kong interacting with relatively wild nature (vs. domestic nature) engage in less dominating and more relational behaviors. Environmental Education Research, 29(9), 16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2169254
Nature-based interventions for autistic children A systematic review and meta-analysis
Fan, M. S. N., Li, C. H. W, & Ho, L. L. K. (2023). Nature-based interventions for autistic children A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open, 6(12). http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46715 (Reprinted)
Nature and belonging in the lives of young refugees: A relational wellbeing perspective
Haswell, N. (2023). Nature and belonging in the lives of young refugees: A relational wellbeing perspective. Social Sciences , 12(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12110611
Community garden developed by refugees from Syria—A sanctuary and a space for learning and empowerment
Storm, H., Nielsen, N. O., Andersen, J., Præstegaard, J., Kjærsgaard, H., Petersen, B., … Lindahl, M. (2023). Community garden developed by refugees from Syria—A sanctuary and a space for learning and empowerment. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2023.100162
Refugee children’s access to play in meso-environments: A novel approach using space syntax and GIS
Chen, S., & Knöll, M. (2023). Refugee children’s access to play in meso-environments: A novel approach using space syntax and GIS. Buildings, 13(111). https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010111
Displaced children’s experience of places and play: a scoping review
Weir, H., Khan, M., & Marmot, A. (2023). Displaced children’s experience of places and play: a scoping review. Children’s Geographies, 21(3), 16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2078656
Justice-driven CCE extends beyond traditional STEM settings, emphasizes people-focused over planet-focused aims, and encompasses diverse educational processes and outcomes across formal, community-based, and activist learning contexts
Trott, Carlie D., Lam, Stephanie, Roncker, Jessica, Gray, Emmanuel-Sathya, Courtney, Hayden, & Even, Trevor L. (2023). Justice in climate change education: a systematic review. Environmental Education Research, 29(11), 1535-1572. 10.1080/13504622.2023.2181265
Indigenous Fijian concept of "curui" offers a framework for understanding how climate justice, gender equality and education policies can be more effectively interwoven, highlighting current gaps in policy alignment
Lagi, Rosiana, Waqailiti, Ledua, Raisele, Kolaia, Tyson, Lorena Sanchez, & Nussey, Charlotte. (2023). ‘Curui’: weaving climate justice and gender equality into Fijian educational policies and practices. Comparative Education, 59(2), 305-324. 10.1080/03050068.2023.2188370
A landscape analysis reveals significant gaps in educational programming that addresses both gender equality and climate justice, despite growing global advocacy for such intersectional approaches
Kwauk, Christina T., & Wyss, Natalie. (2023). Gender equality and climate justice programming for youth in low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of gaps and opportunities. Environmental Education Research, 29(11), 1573-1596. 10.1080/13504622.2022.2123894
The grass is greener on this side of the fence: Garden education impacts on low-income elementary school students' environmental literacy in San José, California
Dahl, A., & Cushing, K. (2022). The grass is greener on this side of the fence: Garden education impacts on low-income elementary school students’ environmental literacy in San José, California. Children, Youth and Environments , 32(2), 22. https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2022.0015
‘Green skills’ are more than technical skills - they also include green life skills for sustainable behavior and transformative skills for systemic change
Kwauk, Christina, & Casey, Olivia. (2022). A green skills framework for climate action, gender empowerment, and climate justice. 0950-6764
The secret language of flowers: Insights from an outdoor, arts-based intervention designed to connect primary school children to locally accessible nature
Hallam, J., Gallagher, L., & Owen, K. (2022). The secret language of flowers: Insights from an outdoor, arts-based intervention designed to connect primary school children to locally accessible nature. Environmental Education Research, 28(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2021.1994926