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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The association between green space and adolescents' mental well-being: A systematic review
Zhang, Y., Mavoa, S., Zhao, J., Raphael, D., & Smith, M. (2020). The association between green space and adolescents’ mental well-being: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(6640). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186640
Nature-based education: using nature trails as a tool to promote inquiry-based science and math learning in young children
Lee, C. K., & Bailie, P. E. (2020). Nature-based education: using nature trails as a tool to promote inquiry-based science and math learning in young children. Science Activities, 56(4), 12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00368121.2020.1742641
Indigenous nature connection: A 3-week intervention increased ecological attachment
Kurth, A. M., Narvaez, D., Kohn, R., & Bae, A. (2020). Indigenous nature connection: A 3-week intervention increased ecological attachment. Ecopsychology , 12(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2019.0038
Harvesting good medicine: Internalizing and crystalizing core cultural values in young children
Lunda, A., & Green, C. (2020). Harvesting good medicine: Internalizing and crystalizing core cultural values in young children. Ecopsychology , 12(2). https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2019.0066
Climate anxiety: Psychological responses to climate change
Clayton, S. (2020). Climate anxiety: Psychological responses to climate change. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102263
Children’s education in ‘good’ nature: Perceptions of activities in nature spaces in mobile preschools
Harju, A., Balldin, J., Ladru, D.E., & Gustafson, K. (2020). Children’s education in ‘good’ nature: Perceptions of activities in nature spaces in mobile preschools. Global Studies of Childhood. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2043610619900519
Climate change education should include a focus on solutions and emotions
Sezen-Barrie, Asli, Miller-Rushing, Anica, & Hufnagel, Elizabeth. (2020). ‘It’s a gassy world’: starting with students’ wondering questions to inform climate change education. Environmental Education Research, 26, 555-576.
Learning circles increase women's knowledge and involvement as agricultural landowners
Petrzelka, Peggy, Ott, Mary Briggs, Fairchild, Ennea, & Filipiak, Jennifer. (2020). ‘From a circle of introductions’: adult learning and empowerment of women agricultural landowners. Environmental Education Research, 26, 206-218.
Physical activity and screen time of children and adolescents before and during the COVID‐19 lockdown in Germany: A natural experiment
Schmidt, S. C. E., Anedda, B., Burchartz, A., Eichsteller, A., Kolb, S., Nigg, C., … Woll, A. (2020). Physical activity and screen time of children and adolescents before and during the COVID‐19 lockdown in Germany: A natural experiment. Scientific Reports, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78438-4
Learning experiences help contextualize scaling for ESD activities
Mickelsson, Martin. (2020). ‘I think it works better if we have an example to help us’: experiences in collaboratively conceptualizing the scaling of education for sustainable development practices in South Africa. Environmental Education Research, 26, 341-358.
Impact of outdoor nature‐related activities on gut microbiota, fecal serotonin, and perceived stress in preschool children: The Play & Grow randomized controlled trial
Sobko, T., Liang, S., Cheng, W. H. G., & Tun, H. M. (2020). Impact of outdoor nature‐related activities on gut microbiota, fecal serotonin, and perceived stress in preschool children: The Play & Grow randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78642-2
"Just because they aren't human doesn't mean they aren't alive": The methodological potential of photovoice to examine human-nature relations as a source of resilience and health among urban Indigenous youth
Morton, D., Bird-Naytowhow, K., Pearl, T., & Hatala, A. R. (2020). "Just because they aren’t human doesn’t mean they aren’t alive": The methodological potential of photovoice to examine human-nature relations as a source of resilience and health among urban Indigenous youth. Health & Place, 61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102268