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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Young Children's Embodied Encounters with Nature
Jørgensen, K-A. (2016). Bringing the jellyfish home: Environmental consciousness and ‘sense of wonder’ in young children’s encounters with natural landscapes and places. Environmental Education Research, 22(8), 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1068277
Examples of activities to foster collaboration for a sustainable future
McGreavy, Bridie, Druschke, Caroline Gottschalk, Sprain, Leah, Thompson, Jessica L., & Lindenfeld, Laura A. (2016). Environmental communication pedagogy for sustainability: Developing core capacities to engage with complex problems. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 15, 261-274.
Environmental hope encourages pro-environmental behaviors in students
Kerret, Dorit, Orkibi, Hod, & Ronen, Tammie. (2016). Testing a model linking environmental hope and self-control with students’ positive emotions and environmental behavior. The Journal of Environmental Education, 47, 307-317.
Using a theoretical framework to promote lasting change in sustainability education within higher education institutions
Holdsworth, Sarah, & Thomas, Ian. (2016). A sustainability education academic development framework (SEAD). Environmental Education Research, 22, 1073-1097.
How to encourage elementary teachers to use school gardens as a teaching complement
Kincy, Natalie, Fuhrman, Nicholas E., Navarro, Maria, & Knauft, David. (2016). Predicting teacher likelihood to use school gardens: A case study. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 15, 138-149.
Using the Evaluability Assessment Method to Determine Programming's Intended Outcomes
da Silva, Daniela Salvatierra, Jacobson, Susan K., Monroe, Martha C., & Israel, Glenn D. (2016). Using evaluability assessment to improve program evaluation for the Blue-throated Macaw Environmental Education Project in Bolivia. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 15, 312-324.
Compassion towards other humans positively correlates with pro-environmental tendencies and increases pro-environmental intentions
Pfattheicher, Stefan, Sassenrath, Claudia, & Schindler, Simon. (2016). Feelings for the suffering of others and the environment: Compassion fosters proenvironmental tendencies. Environment and Behavior, 48, 929-945.
Developing Long-Term Environmental Identity
Williams, C.C., & Chawla, L. (2016). Environmental identity formation in nonformal environmental education programs. Environmental Education Research, 22(7), 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1055553
"Sowing and growing" life skills through garden-based learning to reengage disengaged youth
Truong, S., Gray, T., & Ward, K. (2016). "Sowing and growing" life skills through garden-based learning to reengage disengaged youth. LEARNing Landscapes, 10(1), 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v10i1.738
Advancing sustainability through urban green space: Cultural ecosystem services, equity, and social determinants of health
, Larson, L., & Yun, J. (2016). Advancing sustainability through urban green space: Cultural ecosystem services, equity, and social determinants of health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13020196
Honoring voices, inspiring futures: Young people's engagement in open space planning
Derr, V., Ruppi, H., & Wagner, D. (2016). Honoring voices, inspiring futures: Young people’s engagement in open space planning. Children, Youth and Environments, 26(2), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.26.2.0128
Affordances of ditches for preschool children
Lerstrup, I., & Moller, M.S. (2016). Affordances of ditches for preschool children. Children, Youth and Environments, 26(2), 18. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.26.2.0043