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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Nature as an ecological asset for positive youth development: Empirical evidence from rural communities
Bowers, E. P., Larson, L. R., & Parry, B. J. (2021). Nature as an ecological asset for positive youth development: Empirical evidence from rural communities. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.688574
Connection to nature boosts adolescents’ mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jackson, S. B., Stevenson, K. T., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., & Seekamp, E. (2021). Connection to nature boosts adolescents’ mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sustainability, 13(12297), 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112297
Contributions to sustainability through young children's nature play: A systematic review
Ernst, J., McAllister, K., Siklander, P., & Storli, R. (2021). Contributions to sustainability through young children’s nature play: A systematic review. Sustainability, 13, 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13137443
Comparing the impact of nature, blended, and traditional preschools on children's resilience: Some nature may be better than none
Ernst, J., Juckett, H., & Sobel, D. (2021). Comparing the impact of nature, blended, and traditional preschools on children’s resilience: Some nature may be better than none . Frontiers in Psychology , 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.724340
Access to real data, geo-spatial tools, models, and field experience can improve environmental literacy
Marcum-Dietrich, Nanette, Kerlin, Steve, Hendrix, Amanda, Sorhagen, Nicole, Staudt, Carolyn, & Krauss, Zachary. (2021). Model my watershed: an investigation into the role of big data, technology, and models in promoting student interest in watershed action. The Journal of Environmental Education, 52(6), 384-397,. 10.1080/00958964.2021.1979451
The limit of citizen science programs in the classroom
Williams, Katherine A., Hall, Troy E., & O’Connell, Kari. (2021). Classroom-based citizen science: impacts on students’ science identity, nature connectedness, and curricular knowledge. Environmental Education Research, 27(7), 1037-1053,. 10.1080/13504622.2021.1927990
COVID-19 lessons can shape an ecopedagogy centered on environmental justice
Misiaszek, Greg William. (2021). Ecopedagogical literacy of a pandemic: Teaching to critically read the politics of COVID-19 with environmental issues. The Journal of Environmental Education, 52(5), 358-369,. 10.1080/00958964.2021.1981206
Applying personal experience may help students better understand complex environmental topics
Wiegelmann, Judith, & Zabel, Jörg. (2021). Biodiversity researchers as a model for school students: An innovative approach to foster meaningful understanding? Environmental Education Research, 27(8), 1245-1262,. 10.1080/13504622.2021.1905780
Measuring environmental behaviors and attitudes in higher education students from Portugal
Sousa, Sara, Correia, Elisabete, Leite, Joana, & Viseu, Clara. (2021). Environmental knowledge, attitudes and behavior of higher education students: a case study in Portugal. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 30(4), 348-365,. 10.1080/10382046.2020.1838122
Climate change educators should discuss uncertainties in climate change modeling
Schauss, Mareike, & Sprenger, Sandra. (2021). Students’ conceptions of uncertainties in the context of climate change. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 30(4), 332-347,. 10.1080/10382046.2020.1852782
Stewardship activities can lead to more-than-human encounters
Ruck, Andy, & Mannion, Greg. (2021). Stewardship and beyond? Young people’s lived experience of conservation activities in school grounds. Environmental Education Research, 27(10), 1502-1516,. 10.1080/13504622.2021.1964439
University leadership program builds skills to tackle climate change
Rubin, Leslie, & Witherspoon, Nse. (2021). Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Children’s Health: Break the Cycle of Climate Change by Cultivating Future Leaders. Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk, 12(1). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol12/iss1/7