eeRESEARCH

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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A landscape analysis reveals significant gaps in educational programming that addresses both gender equality and climate justice, despite growing global advocacy for such intersectional approaches

Kwauk, Christina T., & Wyss, Natalie. (2023). Gender equality and climate justice programming for youth in low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of gaps and opportunities. Environmental Education Research, 29(11), 1573-1596. 10.1080/13504622.2022.2123894

Nature experiences in childhood as a driver of connectedness with nature and action for nature: A review

van Heel, B. F., van den Born, R. J. G., & Aarts, N. (2023). Nature experiences in childhood as a driver of connectedness with nature and action for nature: A review. Ecopsychology, 15(4), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2022.0080

Investigating spatial heterogeneity of park inequity using three access measures: A case study in Hartford, Connecticut

Zhang, P., & Park, S. (2023). Investigating spatial heterogeneity of park inequity using three access measures: A case study in Hartford, Connecticut. Applied Geography, 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102857

Tolerant greenspaces: Designing urban nature-based solutions that foster social ties and support mental health among young adults

Barron, S., & Rugelc, E. J. (2023). Tolerant greenspaces: Designing urban nature-based solutions that foster social ties and support mental health among young adults. Environmental Science and Policy, 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.10.005

A critical, environmental and intercultural education model based on Latin American indigenous worldviews is a hopeful alternative to the narrow, capitalist-oriented SDG for education

Garcia-Arias, Jorge, Corbetta, Silvina, & Baronnet, Bruno. (2023). Decolonizing education in Latin America: critical environmental and intercultural education as an indigenous pluriversal alternative. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 44(8), 1394-1412. 10.1080/01425692.2023.2234088

“It was like I was not a person, it was like I was the nature”: The impact of arts-in-nature experiences on the wellbeing of children living in areas of high deprivation

Moula, Z., Walshe, N., & Lee, E. (2023). “It was like I was not a person, it was like I was the nature”: The impact of arts-in-nature experiences on the wellbeing of children living in areas of high deprivation. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102072

Critical emotional awareness (CEA) is essential for teacher education to help educators and students process emotions effectively when learning about climate change while maintaining critical consciousness

Ojala, Maria. (2023). Climate-change education and critical emotional awareness (CEA): Implications for teacher education. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 55(10), 1109-1120. 10.1080/00131857.2022.2081150

Indigenous Fijian concept of "curui" offers a framework for understanding how climate justice, gender equality and education policies can be more effectively interwoven, highlighting current gaps in policy alignment

Lagi, Rosiana, Waqailiti, Ledua, Raisele, Kolaia, Tyson, Lorena Sanchez, & Nussey, Charlotte. (2023). ‘Curui’: weaving climate justice and gender equality into Fijian educational policies and practices. Comparative Education, 59(2), 305-324. 10.1080/03050068.2023.2188370

The memorable nature experiences of youth: A phenomenological approach to visualized and written experiences

Puhakka, R., Hakoköngäs, E., & Peura, S. (2023). The memorable nature experiences of youth: A phenomenological approach to visualized and written experiences. Journal of Youth Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2023.2296675

Heat-resilient schoolyards: Relations between temperature, shade, and physical activity of children during recess

Lanza, K., Alcazar, M., Durand, C. P., Salvo, D., Villa, U., & Kohl, H. W., III. (2023). Heat-resilient schoolyards: Relations between temperature, shade, and physical activity of children during recess. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 20, 8. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0405

Systematic review: Neurodevelopmental benefits of active/passive school exposure to green and/or blue spaces in children and adolescents

Díaz-Martínez, F., Sánchez-Sauco, M. F., Cabrera-Rivera, L. T., Sánchez, Ojeda, Hidalgo-Albadalejo, M. D., Claudio, L., & Ortega-García, J. A. (2023). Systematic review: Neurodevelopmental benefits of active/passive school exposure to green and/or blue spaces in children and adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20053958

A nature’s way—Our way pilot project case assemblage: (Re)storying child/physical literacy/land relationships for Indigenous preschool-aged children’s wholistic wellness

Riley, K., Chow, A. F., Wahpepah, K., Houser, N., Brussoni, M., Stevenson, E., … Humbert, M. L. (2023). A nature’s way—Our way pilot project case assemblage: (Re)storying child/physical literacy/land relationships for Indigenous preschool-aged children’s wholistic wellness. Children, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030497

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