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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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.
Curriculum Sends Different Messages in Science and Social Studies Classes
Kumler, Lori M. (2011). Students of action? A comparative investigation of secondary science and social studies students’ action repertoires in a land use context. Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 14-29.
A Refined Instrument for Measuring Environmental Attitudes in Children
Johnson, Bruce, & Manoli, Constantinos C. (2011). The 2-MEV Scale in the United States: A measure of children’s environmental attitudes based on the Theory of Ecological Attitude. Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 84-97.
Researchers Link Behavior Theories to the Philosophies of Muir and Leopold
Goralnik, Lissy, & Nelson, Michael P. (2011). Framing a Philosophy of Environmental Action: Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and the Importance of Community. The Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 181-192.
Are Participants Losing Interest? Try Mindfulness
Frauman, Eric. (2011). Incorporating the concept of mindfulness in informal outdoor education settings. Journal of Experiential Education, 33, 225-238.
Using a Behavior Model to Predict Whether Teachers Adopt Environmental Education
Bruyere, Brett, Nash, Peter E., & Mbogella, Felix. (2011). Predicting Participation in Environmental Education by Teachers in Coastal Regions of Tanzania. The Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 168-180.
The restorative outcomes of forest school and conventional school in young people with good and poor behaviour
Roe, J., & Aspinall, P. (2011). The restorative outcomes of forest school and conventional school in young people with good and poor behaviour. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 10(3), 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2011.03.003
Where they live, how they play: Neighborhood greenness and outdoor physical activity among preschoolers
Grigsby-Toussaint, D. S., Chi, S., & Fiese, B. H. (2011). Where they live, how they play: Neighborhood greenness and outdoor physical activity among preschoolers. International Journal of Health Geographics, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-10-66
Is the environment near home and school associated with physical activity and adiposity of urban preschool children?
Lovasi, G. S., Jacobson, J. S., Quinn, J. W., Neckerman, K. M., Ashby-Thompson, M. N., & Rundle, A. (2011). Is the environment near home and school associated with physical activity and adiposity of urban preschool children?. Journal of Urban Health, 88(6), 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-011-9604-3
Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes
Donovan, G. H., Michael, Y. L., Butry, D. T., Sullivan, A. D., & Chase, J. M. (2011). Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes. Health & Place, 17, 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.11.004
Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors? A systematic review
Coon, Thompson, Body, K., Stein, K., Whear, R., Barton, J., & Depledge, M.H. (2011). Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors? A systematic review. Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es102947t
City living and urban upbringing affect neural social stress processing in humans
Lederbogen, F., Kirsch, P., Haddad, L., Streit, F, Tost, H., Schuch, P., … Deuschle, M. (2011). City living and urban upbringing affect neural social stress processing in humans. Nature, 474, 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10190