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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Seeing community for the trees: The links among contact with natural environments, community cohesion, and crime
Weinstein, N., Balmford, A., DeHaan, C.R., Gladwell, V., Bradbury, R.B., & Amano, T. (2015). Seeing community for the trees: The links among contact with natural environments, community cohesion, and crime. Bioscience, 65(12). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biv151
The Importance of Critical Thinking in Environmental Education
Yamashita, Hiromi. (2015). The problems with a ‘fact’-focused approach in environmental communication: the case of environmental risk information about tidal flat developments in Japan. Environmental Education Research, 21, 586-611.
Expanding Our Understanding of the Benefits of School Gardens
Green, Monica, & Duhn, Iris. (2015). The force of gardening: Investigating children’s learning in a food garden. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 31, 60-73.
Assessing Outcomes Through an Interactive Art-Based Evaluation Tool
Flowers, Ami A., Carroll, John P., Green, Gary T., & Larson, Lincoln R. (2015). Using art to assess environmental education outcomes. Environmental Education Research, 21, 846-864.
Learning to be Leaders for Change
Ferreira, Jo-Anne, Ryan, Lisa, & Davis, Julie. (2015). Developing Knowledge and Leadership in Pre-Service Teacher Education Systems. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 31, 194-207.
Fostering Specific Attitudes and Beliefes for Pro-Environmental Behavior
Carmi, Nurit, Arnon, Sara, & Orion, Nir. (2015). Seeing the forest as well as the trees: general vs. specific predictors of environmental behavior. Environmental Education Research, 21, 1011-1028.
Integrating “Icky” Insects into Science Education Curriculum
Breuer, Gabriele B., Schlegel, Jurg, Kauf, Peter, & Rupf, Reto. (2015). The importance of being colorful and able to fly: Interpretation and implications of children’s statements on selected insects and other invertebrates. International Journal of Science Education, 37, 2664-2687.
Perceived restorativeness of children's school playground environments: Nature, playground features and play period experiences
Bagot, K. L., Allen, F. C. L., & Toukhasati, S. (2015). Perceived restorativeness of children’s school playground environments: Nature, playground features and play period experiences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 41, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.11.005
“It is about being outside”: Canadian youth’s perspectives of good health and the environment
Woodgate, R. L., & Skarlato, O. (2015). “It is about being outside”: Canadian youth’s perspectives of good health and the environment. Health & Place, 31, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.11.008
Neighborhood environments and socioeconomic inequalities in mental well-being
Mitchell, R.J., Richardson, E.A., Shortt, N.K., & Pearce, J.R. (2015). Neighborhood environments and socioeconomic inequalities in mental well-being. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 49(1), 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.01.017
Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren
Dadvand, P., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Esnaola, M., Forns, J., Basagaña, X., Alvarez-Pedrerol, M., … Sunyer, J. (2015). Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(26), 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1503402112
Parental perceptions of constraints to family participation in nature-based, outdoor experiences
Shaw, K., Anderson, D.M., & Barcelona, B. (2015). Parental perceptions of constraints to family participation in nature-based, outdoor experiences. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 7(1), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.7768/1948-5123.1241