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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Theorizing family-based nature activities and family functioning: The integration of attention restoration theory with a family routines and rituals perspective
Izenstark, E., & Ebata, A.T. (2016). Theorizing family-based nature activities and family functioning: The integration of attention restoration theory with a family routines and rituals perspective. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 8(2), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12138
How to engage children with nature: Why not just let them play?
Skar, M., Gundersen, V., & O’Brien, L. (2016). How to engage children with nature: Why not just let them play?. Children’s Geographies, 14(5), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2015.1136734
A 5-year longitudinal analysis of modifiable predictors for outdoor play and screen-time of 2- to 5-year-olds
Xu, H., Wen, L.M., Hardy, L.L., & Rissel, C. (2016). A 5-year longitudinal analysis of modifiable predictors for outdoor play and screen-time of 2- to 5-year-olds. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(96). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-016-0422-6
Using Playscapes to Connect Young Children to Nature
Wight, R.A., Kloos, H., Maltbiec, C.V., & Carr, V.W. (2016). Can playscapes promote early childhood inquiry towards environmentally responsible behaviors? An exploratory study. Environmental Education Research, 22(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1015495
Can playscapes promote early childhood inquiry towards environmentally responsible behaviors? An exploratory study
Wight, R.A., Kloos, H., Maltbiec, C.V., & Carr, V.W. (2016). Can playscapes promote early childhood inquiry towards environmentally responsible behaviors? An exploratory study. Environmental Education Research, 22(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1015495
Parents’ perceptions of preschool activities: Exploring outdoor play
Jayasuriya, A., Williams, M., Edwards, T., & Tandon, P. (2016). Parents’ perceptions of preschool activities: Exploring outdoor play. Early Education and Development, 27(7), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2016.1156989
Kids, raccoons, and roos: Awkward encounters and mixed affects
Taylor, A., & Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. (2016). Kids, raccoons, and roos: Awkward encounters and mixed affects. Children’s Geographies, 15(2), 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2016.1199849
Affordances of outdoor settings for children in preschool: Revisiting Heft’s functional taxonomy
Lerstrup, I., & van den Bosch, C.K. (2016). Affordances of outdoor settings for children in preschool: Revisiting Heft’s functional taxonomy. Landscape Research, 42(1), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2016.1252039
People’s perception influences on the use of green spaces in socio-economically differentiated neighborhoods
de la Barrera, F., Reyes-Paecke, S., Harris, J., Bascuñán, D., & Farías, J.M. (2016). People’s perception influences on the use of green spaces in socio-economically differentiated neighborhoods. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 20, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2016.09.007
Children’s views about Child Friendly City: A case study from Izmir
Gokmen, H., & Tasci, B.G. (2016). Children’s views about Child Friendly City: A case study from Izmir. Megaron, 11(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.5505/MEGARON.2016.20981
Contact with nature in childhood and adult depression
Snell, T.L., Lam, J.C.S., Lau, W.W., Lee, I., Maloney, E.M, Mulholland, N., … Wynne, L.J. (2016). Contact with nature in childhood and adult depression. Children, Youth and Environments, 26(1), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.26.1.0111
Let's go outside! Environmental restoration amongst adolescents and the impact of friends and phones
Greenwood, A., & Gatersleben, B. (2016). Let’s go outside! Environmental restoration amongst adolescents and the impact of friends and phones. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.09.007