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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Exposure to neighborhood green space and mental health: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin
Beyer, K.M.M., Kaltenbach, A., Szabo, A., Bogar, S., Nieto, F.J, & Malecki, K.M. (2014). Exposure to neighborhood green space and mental health: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(3), 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110303453
The role of urban neighborhood green space in children’s emotional and behavioral resilience
Flouri, E., Midouhas, E., & Joshi, H. (2014). The role of urban neighborhood green space in children’s emotional and behavioral resilience. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 40, 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.06.007
A natural experiment to examine the impact of park renewal on park-use and park-based physical activity in a disadvantaged neighbourhood: The REVAMP study methods
Veitch, J., Salmon, J., Carver, A., Timperio, A., Crawford, D., Fletcher, E., & Giles-Corti, B. (2014). A natural experiment to examine the impact of park renewal on park-use and park-based physical activity in a disadvantaged neighbourhood: The REVAMP study methods. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-600
Effects of the FITKids randomized controlled trial on executive control and brain function
Hillman, C.H., Pontifex, M.B., Castelli, D.M., Khan, N.A., Raine, L.B., Scudder, M.R., … Kamijo, K. (2014). Effects of the FITKids randomized controlled trial on executive control and brain function. Pediatrics, 134(4), 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-3219
Inequality, green spaces, and pregnant women: Roles of ethnicity and individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status
Dadvand, P., Wright, J., Martinez, D., Basagaña, X., McEachan, R. R. C., Cirach, M., … Nieuwenhuijsena, M. J. (2014). Inequality, green spaces, and pregnant women: Roles of ethnicity and individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status. Environment International, 71, 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.06.010
A cross-sectional analysis of the effects of residential greenness on blood pressure in 10-year old children: Results from the GINIplus and LISAplus studies
Markevych, I., Thiering, E., Fuertes, E., Sugiri, D., Berdel, D., Koletzko, S., … Heinrich, J. (2014). A cross-sectional analysis of the effects of residential greenness on blood pressure in 10-year old children: Results from the GINIplus and LISAplus studies. BioMed Central Public Health, 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-477
Lack of Environmental Education in Teacher Training Programs
Yavetz, Bela, Goldman, Daphne, & Pe’er, Sara. (2014). How do preservice teachers perceive ‘environment’ and its relevance to their area of teaching?. Environmental Education Research, 20, 354-371.
Global Study of Zoo Education Communication and Effectiveness
Roe, Katie, McConney, Andrew, & Mansfield, Caroline F. (2014). How do zoos ‘Talk’to their general visitors? Do visitors ‘Listen’? A mixed method investigation of the communication between modern zoos and their general visitors. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 167-186.
Centering Indigenous knowledge and decolonization in environmental education is important, especially through "land education" that recognizes Indigenous relationships with land and challenges settler colonial assumptions
Tuck, Eve, McKenzie, Marcia, & McCoy, Kate. (2014). Land education: Indigenous, post-colonial, and decolonizing perspectives on place and environmental education research. Environmental Education Research, 20(1), 1-23. 10.1080/13504622.2013.877708
Adventure therapy with youth
Norton, C. L., Tucker, A., Russell, K. C., Bettmann, J. E., Gass, M. A., Gillis, H. L., & Behrens, E. (2014). Adventure therapy with youth. Journal of Experiential Education, 37(1), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1053825913518895
Exploring the impact of a wilderness-based positive youth development program for urban youth
Norton, C. L., & Watt, T. T. (2014). Exploring the impact of a wilderness-based positive youth development program for urban youth. Journal of Experiential Education, 37(4), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1053825913503113
Taking kindergartners outdoors: Documenting their explorations and assessing the impact on their ecological awareness
Elliot, E., Eycke, Ten, Chan, S., & Müller, U. (2014). Taking kindergartners outdoors: Documenting their explorations and assessing the impact on their ecological awareness. Children, Youth and Environments, 24(2), 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.24.2.0102