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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Computer Simulations Support Science Teaching
Smetana, Lara Kathleen, & Bell, Randy L. (2012). Computer simulations to support science instruction and learning: A critical review of the literature. International Journal of Science Education, 34, 1337-1370.
More Research Needed on Interpretation's Best Practices
Skibins, Jeffrey C., Powell, Robert Baxter, & Stern, Marc J. (2012). Exploring empirical support for interpretation’s best practices. Journal of Interpretation Research, 17, 25-44.
Understanding Climate Change Requires Holistic Understanding of the Climate System
Shepardson, Daniel P., Niyogi, Dev, Roychoudhury, Anita, & Hirsch, Andrew. (2012). Conceptualizing climate change in the context of a climate system: implications for climate and environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 18, 323-352.
Surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in four Spanish birth cohorts
Dadvand, P., Sunyer, J., Basagaña, X., Ballester, F., Lertxundi, A., Fernández-Somoano, A., … Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J. (2012). Surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in four Spanish birth cohorts. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(10), 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205244
Connection to nature: Children's affective attitude toward nature
Cheng, J., & Monroe, M. (2012). Connection to nature: Children’s affective attitude toward nature. Environment and Behavior, 44(1), 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916510385082
A study of community design, greenness, and physical activity in children using satellite, GPS and accelerometor data
Almanza, E., Jerrett, M., Dunton, G., Seto, E., & Pentz, Ann. (2012). A study of community design, greenness, and physical activity in children using satellite, GPS and accelerometor data. Health & Place, 18(1), 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.003
Urban green space analysis and identification of its potential expansion areas
M’Ikiugu, M. M., Kinoshita, I., & Tashiro, Y. (2012). Urban green space analysis and identification of its potential expansion areas. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 35, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.02.110
“Parks are dangerous and the sidewalk is closer”: Children's use of neighborhood space in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Platt, L. (2012). “Parks are dangerous and the sidewalk is closer”: Children’s use of neighborhood space in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Children, Youth and Environments, 22(2), 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.22.2.0194
Encouraging play in the natural environment: A child-focused case study of forest school
Ridgers, N., Knowles, Z., & Sayers, J. (2012). Encouraging play in the natural environment: A child-focused case study of forest school. Children’s Geographies, 10(1), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2011.638176
Parks and families: Addressing management facilitators and constraints to outdoor recreation participation
Reis, A.C., Thompson-Carr, A., & Lovelock, B. (2012). Parks and families: Addressing management facilitators and constraints to outdoor recreation participation. Annals of Leisure Research, 15(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2012.737299
Nature as a moderator of stress in urban children
Corraliza, J.A., Collado, S., & Bethelmy, L. (2012). Nature as a moderator of stress in urban children. Social and Behavioral Sciences, 38, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.347
When green is white: The cultural politics of race, nature and social exclusion in a Los Angeles urban national park
Byrne, J. (2012). When green is white: The cultural politics of race, nature and social exclusion in a Los Angeles urban national park. Geoforum, 43(3), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.10.002