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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Starting with trees: Between and beyond environmental education
Kraftl, Peter, Ambreen, Samyia, Armson, David, Badwan, Khawla, Curtis, Elizabeth, Pahl, Kate, & Schofield, Edward. (2025). Starting with trees: Between and beyond environmental education. British Educational Research Journal, 51, 782-801. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4099
Increasing knowledge and awareness of microplastic pollution in United States middle school students in a hybrid-classroom setting through science education
Hogan, Shannon, & and, Juanita. (2025). Increasing knowledge and awareness of microplastic pollution in United States middle school students in a hybrid-classroom setting through science education. Journal of Geoscience Education, 73, 16-27. 10.1080/10899995.2024.2333725
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
Exploring early childhood educators’ perceptions of children’s learning and development on naturalized playgrounds
Squires, K., van Rhijn, T., Harwood, D., Haines, J., & Barton, K. (2025). Exploring early childhood educators’ perceptions of children’s learning and development on naturalized playgrounds. Early Childhood Education Journal, 53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-023-01614-4
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
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
From green to greener: Exploring associations between green schoolyard design and primary school children’s recess behaviors
van den Bogerd, N., Struiksma, M., Hovinga, D., & Maas, J. (2025). From green to greener: Exploring associations between green schoolyard design and primary school children’s recess behaviors. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128809
“I think that we should, but I don’t think that we can”: What school staff think about adventurous play at schools in England
Nesbit, R. J., Harvey, K., & Dodd, H. F. (2025). “I think that we should, but I don’t think that we can”: What school staff think about adventurous play at schools in England. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. https://doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2025.2486844
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
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
Exploring nature-based art therapy: a scoping review
Gulbe, E., Ozola, A., Vitola, B., Akmane, E., Pacek, J., & Mārtinsone, K. (2025). Exploring nature-based art therapy: a scoping review. Frontiers. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1522629
“We never even touched plants this way”: school gardens as an embodied context for motivating environmental actions
Dutta, D., & Chandrasekharan, S. (2025). “We never even touched plants this way”: school gardens as an embodied context for motivating environmental actions. Environmental Education Research, 31(2), 20. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2385993