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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Ecological literature can shift environmental identities and attitudes

Willis, Alette. (2019). Conversations in the wildwood: narrators, readers and the rise of the ecological self. Environmental Education Research, 25, 443-457.

Nature club encourages middle school students to avoid hunting birds and eating native insects

Zhang, Weizhe, Zhao, Jinli, & Chen, Jin. (2019). Nature club programs promote adolescents’ conservation behavior: A case study in China’s biodiversity hotspot. The Journal of Environmental Education, 50, 192-207.

Residential outdoor environmental education programs can effectively foster nature connectedness and encourage outdoor play

Mullenbach, Lauren E., Andrejewski, Rob G., & Mowen, Andrew J. (2019). Connecting children to nature through residential outdoor environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 25, 365-374.

Estimating the scope and composition of environmental education in the U.S.

Gupta, Rupanwita, Fraser, John, Shane-Simpson, Christina, Danoff-Burg, Sharon, & Ardalan, Nezam. (2019). Estimating scale, diversity, and professional training of environmental educators in the U.S. Environmental Education Research, 25, 75-91.

Forest Schools should maintain core principles as they expand into different contexts

Dean, Stephanie. (2019). Seeing the Forest and the Trees: A Historical and Conceptual Look at Danish Forest Schools. The International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 6, 53-63.

Outdoor environmental learning broadens and deepens ecological connection and understanding

Cheeseman, Adam, & Wright, Tarah. (2019). Examining environmental learning experiences at an earth education summer camp. Environmental Education Research, 25, 375-387.

Addressing gaps in biodiversity knowledge and improving awareness

Shah, Alexandra, & Parsons, E. C. M. (2019). Lower public concern for biodiversity than for wilderness, natural places, charismatic megafauna and/or habitats. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 18, 79-90.

Short-term conservation education and wildlife viewing program can increase conservation mentality

Smith, Rachel, Witherington, Blair, Heimlich, Joe E., Lindborg, Rebekah J., Neidhardt, Emily, & Savage, Anne. (2019). Public sea turtle watches serve as effective environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 25, 292-308.

Setting nature connectedness goals in early childhood education curricula

Barrable, Alexia. (2019). The Case for Nature Connectedness as a Distinct Goal of Early Childhood Education. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 6, 12.

Editorial: Academic environmental organizations may fill critical need for environmental education at universities

Sterbuleac, Daniel, & Toma, Ovidiu. (2019). The overlooked role of academic environmental organizations in addressing environmental education issues. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 18, 91-94.

Positive digital messaging may promote more support of conservation organizations

Jacobson, Susan K., Morales, Nia A., Chen, Beida, Soodeen, Rebecca, Moulton, Michael P., & Jain, Eakta. (2019). Love or Loss: Effective message framing to promote environmental conservation. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 18, 252-265.

The Environmental Literacy Instrument for Adolescents (ELI-A) survey to evaluate EE programs

Szczytko, Rachel, Stevenson, Kathryn, Peterson, Nils, Nietfeld, John, & Strnad, Renee L. (2019). Development and validation of the environmental literacy instrument for adolescents. Environmental Education Research, 25, 193-210.