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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Race, ethnicity, and visitation to national parks in the United States: Tests of the marginality, discrimination, and subculture hypotheses with national-level survey data
Krymkowski, D. H., Manning, R. E., & Valliere, W. A. (2014). Race, ethnicity, and visitation to national parks in the United States: Tests of the marginality, discrimination, and subculture hypotheses with national-level survey data. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 7, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2014.09.008
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
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.
Land education: Indigenous, post-colonial, and decolonizing perspectives on place and environmental education research
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
The effect of a horseshoe crab citizen science program on middle school student science performance and STEM career motivation
Hiller, S. E., & Kitsantas, A. (2014). The effect of a horseshoe crab citizen science program on middle school student science performance and STEM career motivation. School Science and Mathematics, 114(6), 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ssm.12081
Adolescent students hold human-centered worldviews
Pointon, Pam. (2014). ‘The city snuffs out nature’: young people’s conceptions of and relationship with nature. Environmental Education Research, 20, 776-794.
Exploring salutogenic mechanisms of an outdoor experiential learning programme on youth care farms in the Netherlands: Untapped potential?
Schreuder, E., Rijnders, M., Vaandrager, L., Hassink, J., Enders-Slegers, M., & Kennedy, L. (2014). Exploring salutogenic mechanisms of an outdoor experiential learning programme on youth care farms in the Netherlands: Untapped potential? International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 19(2), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2014.896267
A post-occupancy study of nature-based outdoor classrooms in early childhood settings
Dennis, S. F., Jr., Wells, A., & Bishop, C. (2014). A post-occupancy study of nature-based outdoor classrooms in early childhood settings. Children, Youth and Environments, 24(2), 18. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.24.2.0035
Nature’s role in children’s spiritual development
Schein, D. (2014). Nature’s role in children’s spiritual development. Children, Youth and Environments, 24(2), 24. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.24.2.0078
Childcare outdoor renovation as a built environment health promotion strategy: Evaluating the preventing obesity by design intervention
Cosco, N. G., Moore, R. C., & Smith, W. R. (2014). Childcare outdoor renovation as a built environment health promotion strategy: Evaluating the preventing obesity by design intervention. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3), 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-208
Less-structured time in children’s daily lives predicts self-directed executive functioning
Barker, J. E., Semenov, A. D., Michaelson, L., Provan, L. S., Snyder, H. R., & Munakata, Y. (2014). Less-structured time in children’s daily lives predicts self-directed executive functioning. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(593), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00593