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.
This project is a partnership with Children & Nature Network and NAAEE. Funded by the Pisces Foundation with support from ee360, ee360+, and the U.S. Forest Service. Learn more.
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Life trajectories of youth committing to climate activism
Fisher, S.R. (2016). Life trajectories of youth committing to climate activism. Environmental Education Research, 2(2), 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1007337
Let’s play at the park! Family pathways promoting spiritual resources to inspire nature, pretend play, storytelling, intergenerational play and celebrations.
Harris, K.I. (2016). Let’s play at the park! Family pathways promoting spiritual resources to inspire nature, pretend play, storytelling, intergenerational play and celebrations. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2016.1164669
Hearing ancestral voices through creative art –A tool for environmental education for sustainability
Silo, N., & Khudu-Petersen, K. (2016). Hearing ancestral voices through creative art –A tool for environmental education for sustainability. International Journal of Education & The Arts, 17(9), 21. http://www.ijea.org/v17n9/
Natural environments and childhood experiences promoting physical activity, examining the mediational effects of feelings about nature and social networks
Calogiuri, G. (2016). Natural environments and childhood experiences promoting physical activity, examining the mediational effects of feelings about nature and social networks. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13040439
The relationship between children's perceptions of the natural environment and their subjective wellbeing
Adams, S., Savahl, S., & Casas, R. (2016). The relationship between children’s perceptions of the natural environment and their subjective wellbeing. Children’s Geographies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2016.1157571
Teachers Took More Frequent Field Trips When Green Spaces Were Close By
Wolsink, Maarten. (2016). Environmental education excursions and proximity to urban green space – densification in a ‘compact city’. Environmental Education Research, 22, 1049-1071.
‘The woods is a more free space for children to be creative; their imagination kind of sparks out there’: exploring young children’s cognitive play opportunities in natural, manufactured and mixed outdoor preschool zones
Zamani, Z. (2016). ‘The woods is a more free space for children to be creative; their imagination kind of sparks out there’: exploring young children’s cognitive play opportunities in natural, manufactured and mixed outdoor preschool zones. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 16(2), 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2015.1122538
Wild and free: Unpredictability and spaciousness as predictors of creative performance
van Rompay, T.J.L., & Jol, T. (2016). Wild and free: Unpredictability and spaciousness as predictors of creative performance. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.10.001
Children and nature in Tukum Village: Indigenious education and biophilia
Profice, C., Santos, G.M., & Anjos, N.A. dos. (2016). Children and nature in Tukum Village: Indigenious education and biophilia. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 4(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2375-4494.1000320
The impact of a therapy dog program on children’s reading skills and attitudes toward reading
Kirnan, J., Siminerio, S., & Wong, Z. (2016). The impact of a therapy dog program on children’s reading skills and attitudes toward reading. Early Childhood Education Journal, 44, 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-015-0747-9
Horsing around: Using equine facilitated learning to support the development of social-emotional competence of students at risk of school failure
Saggers, B., & Strachan, J. (2016). Horsing around: Using equine facilitated learning to support the development of social-emotional competence of students at risk of school failure. Child & Youth Services, 37(3), 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2015.1072045
Innate immunity and asthma risk in Amish and Hutterite farm children
Stein, M.M., Hrusch, C.L., Gozdz, J., Igartua, C., Pivniouk, V., Murray, S.E., … Thorne, P.S. (2016). Innate immunity and asthma risk in Amish and Hutterite farm children. New England Journal of Medicine, 375(5), 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1508749