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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When nature nurtures children: Nature as a containing and holding space
Hordyk, S. R., Dulude, M., & Shem, M. (2015). When nature nurtures children: Nature as a containing and holding space. Children’s Geographies, 13(5), 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2014.923814
Mothers' perceived proximity to green space is associated with TV viewing time in children: The Growing Up in Scotland study
Aggio, D., Smith, L., Fisher, A., & Hamer, M. (2015). Mothers’ perceived proximity to green space is associated with TV viewing time in children: The Growing Up in Scotland study. Preventive Medicine, 70, 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.018
The benefits of nature experience: Improved affect and cognition
Bratman, G.N., Daily, G.C., Levy, B.J., & Gross, J.J. (2015). The benefits of nature experience: Improved affect and cognition. Landscape and Urban Planning, 138, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.02.005
The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for research
Christian, H., Zubrick, S.R., Foster, S., Giles-Corti, B., Bill, F., Wood, L., … Boruff, B. (2015). The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for research. Health & Place, 33, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.01.005
Effect of time spent outdoors at school on the development of myopia among children in China
He, M., Xiang, F., Zeng, Y., Mai, J., Chen, Q., Zhang, J., … Morgan, I.G. (2015). Effect of time spent outdoors at school on the development of myopia among children in China. JAMA, 314(11), 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.10803
Beyond physical activity: The importance of play and nature-based play spaces for children's health and development
Herrington, S., & Brussoni, M. (2015). Beyond physical activity: The importance of play and nature-based play spaces for children’s health and development. Current Obesity Reports, 4, 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13679-015-0179-2
Contact with nature in educational settings might help cognitive functioning and promote positive social behaviour
Carrus, G., Passiatore, Y., Pirchio, S., & Scopelliti, M. (2015). Contact with nature in educational settings might help cognitive functioning and promote positive social behaviour . Psyecology, 6(2), 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2015.1026079
"Becoming" an environmentalist in Indonesia
Nilan, P., & Wibawanto, G.R. (2015). "Becoming" an environmentalist in Indonesia. Geoforum, 62, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.03.023
Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation
Bratman, G.N., Hamilton, P., Hahn, K.S., Daily, G.C., & Gross, J.J. (2015). Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation. PNAS, 112(28), 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1510459112
Healthy urban environments for children and young people: A systematic review of intervention studies
Audrey, S., & Batista-Ferrer, H. (2015). Healthy urban environments for children and young people: A systematic review of intervention studies. Health & Place, 36, 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.09.004
An Australian perspective of a forest school: Shaping a sense of place to support learning
Cumming, F., & Nash, M. (2015). An Australian perspective of a forest school: Shaping a sense of place to support learning. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 15(4), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2015.1010071
Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren
Dadvand, P., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Esnaola, M., Forns, J., Basagaña, X., Alvarez-Pedrerol, M., … Sunyer, J. (2015). Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(26), 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1503402112