eeRESEARCH: Research You Can Use
In collaboration with NAAEE, Duke University highlights recent research on relevant topics to help EE practitioners learn from academic literature and create meaningful and engaging environmental education experiences for all students. Each month, we pulled together information from eeRESEARCH summaries about topics such as watershed education, climate change, conservation, and more.
"[...]building an ethos of outdoor learning and infusing EE in the community will help influence education policy for formal school settings."
"It’s a balancing act of meeting state educational standards for teachers but also making the experience fun for students. If students have an amazing experience, they’re more likely to connect with nature, help the environment, and potentially pursue an environmental career."
"The Estuarium is evolving quickly to meet the needs of its community and the needs of its ecosystem in light of our current circumstances and climate change."
"Today, the only constant is change. Environmental educators and organizations like North Carolina Coastal Federation ensure that this path forward in change is more resilient by incorporating restoration in education efforts for local communities and their environment."
"In many ways, [Culturally relevant environmental education] CREE comes down to what many of us already intuitively know: People learn better and are more engaged when they feel comfortable, safe, and included."
"We all have water memory that we hold close to our heart, whether it be splashing in the city park fountain or catching critters in the neighborhood creek. It inspired a sense of wonder in us then and continues to inspire a sense of wonder today."
