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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Empathy capacity-building through a community of practice approach: Exploring perceived impacts and implications
Ernst, J., Underwood, C., Wojciehowski, M., & Nayquonabe, T. (2024). Empathy capacity-building through a community of practice approach: Exploring perceived impacts and implications. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Garden , 5, 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg5030027
Supporting young children’s self-regulation through nature-based practices in preschool
Ernst, J., & Stelley, H. (2024). Supporting young children’s self-regulation through nature-based practices in preschool. Behavioral Sciences , 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14111013
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
From program to classroom: a photo elicitation study to understand educators’ experiences implementing garden-based learning following professional development
Evans, E., Green, G. T., Thompson, K. F., Abrams, J., & Thompson, J. J. (2024). From program to classroom: a photo elicitation study to understand educators’ experiences implementing garden-based learning following professional development. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2309591
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
Elementary students’ ‘outdoor – digital’ explorations in ecology - learning through chains of transduction
Caiman, C., & Kjällander, S. (2024). Elementary students’ ‘outdoor – digital’ explorations in ecology - learning through chains of transduction. Environmental Education Research, 30(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2229541
Nature-based interventions: A scoping review illuminating the field’s swift evolution, wide applicability for health and well-being, and the need for enhanced reporting
Moyers-Kinsella, S. I., Kelley, G. A., & Abildso, C. G. (2024). Nature-based interventions: A scoping review illuminating the field’s swift evolution, wide applicability for health and well-being, and the need for enhanced reporting. Ecopsychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2023.0050
Urban green, blue spaces and their joint effect are associated with lower risk of emotional and behavior problem in children and adolescents, a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China
Liang, J., Yang, R., Liu, M., Pu, Y., Bao, W., Zhao, Y., … Chen, Y. (2024). Urban green, blue spaces and their joint effect are associated with lower risk of emotional and behavior problem in children and adolescents, a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117475
Living closer to the beach is associated with better socioemotional development in young boys.
George, P., Murray, K., Boruff, B., & Christian, H. (2024). Living closer to the beach is associated with better socioemotional development in young boys. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102497
Fostering youth-enabling environments: A participatory affordance-capability framework for the development and use of youth-engaged environmental assessments
Jaffe, J., & Loebach, J. (2024). Fostering youth-enabling environments: A participatory affordance-capability framework for the development and use of youth-engaged environmental assessments. Youth & Society, 56(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221145713