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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Seeing community for the trees: The links among contact with natural environments, community cohesion, and crime
Weinstein, N., Balmford, A., DeHaan, C.R., Gladwell, V., Bradbury, R.B., & Amano, T. (2015). Seeing community for the trees: The links among contact with natural environments, community cohesion, and crime. Bioscience, 65(12). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biv151
An Australian perspective of a forest school: Shaping a sense of place to support learning
Cumming, F., & Nash, M. (2015). An Australian perspective of a forest school: Shaping a sense of place to support learning. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 15(4), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2015.1010071
Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation
Bratman, G.N., Hamilton, P., Hahn, K.S., Daily, G.C., & Gross, J.J. (2015). Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation. PNAS, 112(28), 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1510459112
“It is about being outside”: Canadian youth’s perspectives of good health and the environment
Woodgate, R. L., & Skarlato, O. (2015). “It is about being outside”: Canadian youth’s perspectives of good health and the environment. Health & Place, 31, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.11.008
How might contact with nature promote human health? Promising mechanisms and a possible central pathway
Kuo, M. (2015). How might contact with nature promote human health? Promising mechanisms and a possible central pathway. Frontiers in Psychology, 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01093
Benefits of nature contact for children
Chawla, L. (2015). Benefits of nature contact for children. Journal of Planning Literature, 30(4), 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885412215595441
The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for research
Christian, H., Zubrick, S.R., Foster, S., Giles-Corti, B., Bill, F., Wood, L., … Boruff, B. (2015). The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for research. Health & Place, 33, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.01.005
Going, doing, gardening: School gardens in the underrepresented communities of LakeWorth, Palm Springs, and Greenacres, Florida
Wagenfeld, A., & Whitfield, E. (2015). Going, doing, gardening: School gardens in the underrepresented communities of LakeWorth, Palm Springs, and Greenacres, Florida. Children, Youth and Environments, 25(1), 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.1.0119
Making cities more child- and nature-friendly: A child-focused study of nature connectedness in New Zealand cities
Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., & Hand, K. (2015). Making cities more child- and nature-friendly: A child-focused study of nature connectedness in New Zealand cities. Children, Youth and Environments, 25(2), 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.2.0176
Infant and toddler responses to a redesign of their childcare outdoor play space
Morrissey, A-M, Scott, C., & Wishart, L. (2015). Infant and toddler responses to a redesign of their childcare outdoor play space. Children, Youth & Environments, 25(1), 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.1.0029
"Becoming" an environmentalist in Indonesia
Nilan, P., & Wibawanto, G.R. (2015). "Becoming" an environmentalist in Indonesia. Geoforum, 62, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.03.023
Education for sustainable development in early childhood education: A review of the research literature
Hedefalk, M., Almqvist, J., & Ostman, L. (2015). Education for sustainable development in early childhood education: A review of the research literature. Environmental Education Research, 21(7), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2014.971716