eeRESEARCH

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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Indigenous university students’ perceptions regarding nature, their daily lives and climate change: a photovoice study

Dias, I. M. A., Grande, A. J., Jardim, P. T. C., Machado, A. A. V., Soratto, J., Rosa, M. I., … Harding, S. (2025). Indigenous university students’ perceptions regarding nature, their daily lives and climate change: a photovoice study. BMC Public Health, 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21111-6

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

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

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

“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

Discovering the allure of forests: Exploring adolescent queries in nature-rich environments

Arroz, A. M., Gabriel, R., Silva, A. R., Piasentin, F., Amorim, I. R., Picanco, A., & Matos, S. (2025). Discovering the allure of forests: Exploring adolescent queries in nature-rich environments. Plos One . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312955

Exploring the use of sea swimming as an Intervention with young people with mental health challenges: A qualitative descriptive study

Taylor, A., O’Malley, M., O’Callaghan, R., & Goodwin, J. (2025). Exploring the use of sea swimming as an Intervention with young people with mental health challenges: A qualitative descriptive study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 34. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70000

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