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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Some Environmental Education Programs Increase Connections to Nature
Ernst, Julie, & Theimer, Stefan. (2011). Evaluating the effects of environmental education programming on connectedness to nature. Environmental Education Research, 17, 577-598.
Commitment to the Environment Predicts Behavior
Davis, Jody L., Le, Benjamin, & Coy, Anthony E. (2011). Building a model of commitment to the natural environment to predict ecological behavior and willingness to sacrifice. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 31, 257-265.
Outdoor Education Fosters Personal Growth, Connections to Behavior Less Clear
D’Amato, Laura Galen, & Krasny, Marianne E. (2011). Outdoor Adventure Education: Applying Transformative Learning Theory to Understanding Instrumental Learning and Personal Growth in Environmental Education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 237-254.
Constructivist Professional Development Boosts Inquiry-Based Teaching
Brand, Brenda R., & Moore, Sandra J. (2011). Enhancing teachers’ application of inquiry-based strategies using a constructivist sociocultural professional development model. International Journal of Science Education, 33, 889-913.
Eco-Schools Improve Students' Environmental Knowledge
de Pauw, Jelle Boeve-, & Van Petegem, Peter. (2011). The effect of Flemish eco-schools on student environmental knowledge, attitudes, and affect. International Journal of Science Education, 33, 1513-1538.
Teens' Personality Not a Major Influence on their Environmental Worldview
de Pauw, Jelle Boeve-, Donche, Vincent, & Van Petegem, Peter. (2011). Adolescents’ environmental worldview and personality: An explorative study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 31, 109-117.
Naturalists Must Extend Contacts with Participants to Build Environmental Identities
Bixler, Robert D., James, Joy, & Vadala, Carin E. (2011). Environmental socialization incidents with implications for the expanded role of interpretive naturalists in providing natural history experiences. Journal of Interpretation Research, 16, 35-64.
Rangers' and Visitors' Perceptions Not Always in Line
Stern, Marc J., Powell, Robert Baxter, & Hockett, Karen S. (2011). Why do they come? Understanding attendance at ranger-led programs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Journal of Interpretation Research, 16, 35-52.
Researchers Probe Students' Reasoning on Socio-Scientific Issues
Wu, Ying-Tien, & Tsai, Chin-Chung. (2011). High School Students’ Informal Reasoning Regarding a Socio-scientific Issue, with Relation to Scientific Epistemological Beliefs and Cognitive Structures. International Journal of Science Education, 33, 371-400.
Personality and Other Individual Traits Affect Environmental Behavior
Swami, Viren, Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas, Snelgar, Rosemary, & Furnham, Adrian. (2011). Personality, individual differences, and demographic antecedents of self-reported household waste management behaviours. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 31, 21-26.
Residential EE Program Yields Positive Results, Especially for Urban Participants
Stern, Marc J., Powell, Robert Baxter, & Ardoin, Nicole M. (2011). Evaluating a constructivist and culturally responsive approach to environmental education for diverse audiences. Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 109-122.
New Scales Measure Responsibility, Character, and Attitudes
Powell, Robert Baxter, Stern, Marc J., Krohn, Brian D., & Ardoin, Nicole M. (2011). Development and validation of scales to measure environmental responsibility, character development, and attitudes toward school. Environmental Education Research, 17, 91-111.