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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Responding to the moral complexities of climate change education through intergenerational dialogue in teacher education
Rushton, Elizabeth. (2025). Responding to the moral complexities of climate change education through intergenerational dialogue in teacher education. Journal of Moral Education, 54, 94-106. 10.1080/03057240.2024.2330147
Broadening the scope of intergenerational learning in environmental education: an investigation of youth-to-educator intergenerational learning during a residential environmental education program
Powell, Amy, Frank, Danielle, & and, Lucy. (2025). Broadening the scope of intergenerational learning in environmental education: an investigation of youth-to-educator intergenerational learning during a residential environmental education program. Environmental Education Research, 1-23. 10.1080/13504622.2025.2486365
An exploratory study into the effect of an outdoor, cold-water immersion course on mood in adolescents in Norway and the UK
Romeyke, V., Shergold, S., Ford, A., & Danielsen, K. K. (2025). An exploratory study into the effect of an outdoor, cold-water immersion course on mood in adolescents in Norway and the UK. Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 36(3). https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2025.2503348
Why don’t children study outside? Limitation of Polish schools to use green spaces in the educational process before and during COVID-19
Gajdek, A., Ortyl, B., Martyka, A., & Kasprzyk, I. (2025). Why don’t children study outside? Limitation of Polish schools to use green spaces in the educational process before and during COVID-19. Cites , 162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.105993
Evaluating the effect of green, blue, and gray measures for climate change adaptation on children’s well-being in schoolyards in Barcelona
Sanz-Mas, M., Continente, X., Brugueras, S., Marí-Dell’Olmo, M., Oliveras, L., & Lopez, M. J. (2025). Evaluating the effect of green, blue, and gray measures for climate change adaptation on children’s well-being in schoolyards in Barcelona. Landscape and Urban Planning, 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105206
Research on the design of child-friendly landscape space in Chengdu Crown Community based on SDG
Xiaoyi, Y., & Boonyanmethaporn, W. (2025). Research on the design of child-friendly landscape space in Chengdu Crown Community based on SDG. The Journal of Lifestyle & SDG’S Review , 5(1). https://doi.org/10.47172/2965-730X.SDGsReview.v5.n01.pe02262
Enhancing preschoolers’ creativity through art-based environmental education for sustainability
Kalafati, M., Flogaiti, E., & Daskolia, M. (2025). Enhancing preschoolers’ creativity through art-based environmental education for sustainability. Environmental Education Research, 31(1), 28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2291319
Preschool outdoor education environment quality predicts children’s environmental attitude, awareness and affinity towards nature (biophilia)
Küpeli, K., & Bayındır, D. (2025). Preschool outdoor education environment quality predicts children’s environmental attitude, awareness and affinity towards nature (biophilia). Early Years. https://doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2024.2444886
Reconnecting with nature to disconnect from screens: The relationship between nature exposure and problematic short-form video use among adolescents and its underlying mechanisms
Dai, W., Wang, H., Yang, Z., Gao, Y., & Wei, X. (2025). Reconnecting with nature to disconnect from screens: The relationship between nature exposure and problematic short-form video use among adolescents and its underlying mechanisms. Computers in Human Behavior, 168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108661
Screen Time, Nature, and Development: Baseline of the Randomized Controlled Study “Screen-free till 3”
Schwarz, S., Krafft, H., Maurer, T., Lange, T., Schemmer, J., Fischbach, T., … Martin, D. (2025). Screen Time, Nature, and Development: Baseline of the Randomized Controlled Study “Screen-free till 3”. Developmental Science, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13578
The value of outdoor environmental education programs for girls and youth of color: cultivating positive dispositions toward science and the environment
Collins, M. A., Romero, V. F., Young, A., Dorph, R., Foreman, J., Strang, C., … Laina, V. (2025). The value of outdoor environmental education programs for girls and youth of color: cultivating positive dispositions toward science and the environment. Environmental Education Research . https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2340502
The Schoolyard I’d Like: an ideas competition for Australian school children ages 12 to 17
Leigh, G., Muminovic, M., & Davey, R. (2025). The Schoolyard I’d Like: an ideas competition for Australian school children ages 12 to 17. Children’s Geographies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2025.2455023