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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A social systems model for understanding group development in Outdoor Adventure Education
Sibthorp, Jim, & Jostad, Jeremy. (2014). The Social System in Outdoor Adventure Education Programs. Journal of Experiential Education, 37, 60-74.
Investigating how 7th grade students understand the climate system
Shepardson, Daniel P., Roychoudhury, Anita, Hirsch, Andy, Niyogi, Dev, & Top, Sara M. (2014). When the atmosphere warms it rains and ice melts: seventh grade students’ conceptions of a climate system. Environmental Education Research, 20, 333-353.
Improving preservice educators' self-efficacy beliefs through environmental education intervention
Richardson, Greer M., Liang, Ling L., & Wake, Donna G. (2014). Examining the Durability of Environmental Education Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Preservice Teaching. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 13, 38-47.
Family Learning Processes in Informal Contexts
Zimmerman, H. T., & McClain, L. R. (2014). Intergenerational learning at a nature center: Families using prior experiences and participation frameworks to understand raptors. Environmental Education Research, 20(2), 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2013.775219
Exploring the outdoors together: Assessing family learning in environmental education
Zimmerman, H. T., & McClain, L. R. (2014). Exploring the outdoors together: Assessing family learning in environmental education. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 41(2014), 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2013.09.007
Fast-food restaurants, park access, and insulin resistance among Hispanic youth
Hsieh, S., Klassen, A. C., Curriero, F. C., Caulfield, L. E., Cheskin, L. J., Davis, J. N., … Spruijt-Metz, D. (2014). Fast-food restaurants, park access, and insulin resistance among Hispanic youth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 46(4), 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2013.12.007
Risks and benefits of green spaces for children: A cross-sectional study of associations with sedentary behavior, obesity, asthma, and allergy
Dadvand, P., Villanueva, C. M., Font-Ribera, L., Martinez, D., Basagaña, X., Belmonte, J., … Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J. (2014). Risks and benefits of green spaces for children: A cross-sectional study of associations with sedentary behavior, obesity, asthma, and allergy. Environmental Health Perspectives, 122(12). http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1308038
Green spaces and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Agay-Shay, K., Peled, A., Crespo, A. V., Peretz, C., Amitai, Y., Linn, S., … Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J. (2014). Green spaces and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 71, 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2014-101961
Exposure to neighborhood green space and mental health: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin
Beyer, K.M.M., Kaltenbach, A., Szabo, A., Bogar, S., Nieto, F.J, & Malecki, K.M. (2014). Exposure to neighborhood green space and mental health: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(3), 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110303453
Inequality, green spaces, and pregnant women: Roles of ethnicity and individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status
Dadvand, P., Wright, J., Martinez, D., Basagaña, X., McEachan, R. R. C., Cirach, M., … Nieuwenhuijsena, M. J. (2014). Inequality, green spaces, and pregnant women: Roles of ethnicity and individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status. Environment International, 71, 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.06.010
Effects of the FITKids randomized controlled trial on executive control and brain function
Hillman, C.H., Pontifex, M.B., Castelli, D.M., Khan, N.A., Raine, L.B., Scudder, M.R., … Kamijo, K. (2014). Effects of the FITKids randomized controlled trial on executive control and brain function. Pediatrics, 134(4), 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-3219
Less-structured time in children’s daily lives predicts self-directed executive functioning
Barker, J. E., Semenov, A. D., Michaelson, L., Provan, L. S., Snyder, H. R., & Munakata, Y. (2014). Less-structured time in children’s daily lives predicts self-directed executive functioning. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(593), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00593