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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Environmental Skills are vital for sustainability transitions but require careful implementation combining technical, interpersonal, and transformative competencies within supportive institutional frameworks
Fuchs, Martina. (2024). Green Skills for Sustainability Transitions. Geography Compass, 18, n/a. 10.1111/gec3.70003
Successfully integrating environmental skills into vocational education involves giving real decision-making power to industry stakeholders while maintaining coordinated support structures
Carstensen, Martin, Ibsen, Christian, & Jensen, Ida. (2024). Integrating ecosocial policies through polycentric governance: A study of the green transformation of Danish vocational education and training. Regulation \& Governance. 10.1111/rego.12633
Equipping women with green economy skills and training can help to address both gender inequality and climate action simultaneously, advancing both environmental sustainability and women's economic empowerment
Adeola, Ogechi. (2024). Gender Equality, Climate Action, and Technological Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa (1st ed.). Cham: Springer Nature. 10.1007/978-3-031-40124-4
“It’s the only world we’ve got.” Children’s responses to Chris Jordan’s Images about SDG 14: Life below water
O’Gorman, L. (2024). “It’s the only world we’ve got.” Children’s responses to Chris Jordan’s Images about SDG 14: Life below water. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 40, 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2024.27
Branching out: mobilizing community assets to support the mental health and wellbeing of children in primary schools
Dadswell, A., Bungay, H., Acton, F., & Walshe, N. (2024). Branching out: mobilizing community assets to support the mental health and wellbeing of children in primary schools. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1386181
Children’s artistic expressions inspired by nature during early childhood garden pedagogy
Ruokonen, I., & Lepisto, J. (2024). Children’s artistic expressions inspired by nature during early childhood garden pedagogy. International Journal of Education Through Art, 20(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.1386/eta_00159_1
Nature-based education for facilitating resilience and well-being among youth—A Nordic perspective
Hofman-Bergholm, M. (2024). Nature-based education for facilitating resilience and well-being among youth—A Nordic perspective. Education Sciences, 14(43). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14010043
“It is like post-traumatic stress disorder, but in a positive sense!”: New territories of the self as inner therapeutic landscapes for youth experiencing mental ill-health
Barbieri, A., & Rossero, E. (2024). “It is like post-traumatic stress disorder, but in a positive sense!”: New territories of the self as inner therapeutic landscapes for youth experiencing mental ill-health. Health and Place, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103157
Noticing nature on the waterways
Smith, T. A., & Pitt, H. (2024). Noticing nature on the waterways. Children’s Geographies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2023.2279994
Long-term exposure to greenspace and anxiety from preschool and primary school children
de la Osa, N., Navarro, J., Penelo, E., Valentí, A., Ezpeleta, L., & Dadvand, P. (2024). Long-term exposure to greenspace and anxiety from preschool and primary school children. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102207
From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact
Stehl, P., White, M. P., Vitale, V., Pahl, S., Elliott, L. R., Fian, L., & van den Bosch, M. (2024). From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact . Journal of Environmental Psychology , 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102225
Do people who experience more nature act more to protect it? A meta-analysis
Soga, M., & Gaston, K. J. (2024). Do people who experience more nature act more to protect it? A meta-analysis . Biological Conservation , 289(110417). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110417