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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Art can be a valuable tool in environmental education practice and evaluation, especially among diverse audiences

Staples, Ami Flowers, Larson, Lincoln R., Worsley, Ti’Era, Green, Gary T., & Carroll, John P. (2019). Effects of an art-based environmental education camp program on the environmental attitudes and awareness of diverse youth. The Journal of Environmental Education, 50, 208-222.

Using educational entertainment to engage the public in climate change

Topp, Kieren, Thai, Michael, & Hryciw, Deanne H. (2019). The role of entertainment in engagement with climate change. Environmental Education Research, 25, 691-700.

Students' emotional response to climate change

Verlie, Blanche. (2019). Bearing worlds: learning to live-with climate change. Environmental Education Research, 25, 751-766.

Examining increases in youth science and identity outcomes from climate action filmmaking

Walsh, Elizabeth M., & Cordero, Eugene. (2019). Youth science expertise, environmental identity, and agency in climate action filmmaking. Environmental Education Research, 25, 656-677.

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.

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.

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.

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.