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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The role of dish gardens on the physical and neuropsychological improvement of hospitalized children
Yar, M. A., & Kazemi, F. (2020). The role of dish gardens on the physical and neuropsychological improvement of hospitalized children. Urban Forestry &Amp; Urban Greening, 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126713
A scoping review of the impact on children of the built environment design characteristics of healing spaces
Gaminiesfahani, H., Lozanovska, M., & Tucker, R. (2020). A scoping review of the impact on children of the built environment design characteristics of healing spaces. Health Environments Research & Design Journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1937586720903845
3-Dimensional nature-based therapeutics in pediatric patients with total pancreatectomy and islet auto-transplant
Kucher, N., Larson, J.M., Fischer, G., Mertaugh, M., Peterson, L., & Gershan, L.A. (2020). 3-Dimensional nature-based therapeutics in pediatric patients with total pancreatectomy and islet auto-transplant. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102249
An analysis of the educational and health-related benefits of nature-based environmental education in low-income Black and Hispanic children
Sprague, N., Berrigan, D., & Ekenga, C.C. (2020). An analysis of the educational and health-related benefits of nature-based environmental education in low-income Black and Hispanic children. Health Equity, 4(1), 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2019.0118
Feeling at home in nature: A mixed method study of the impact of visitor activities and preferences in a prison visiting room garden
Toews, B., Wagenfeld, A., Stevens, J., & Shoemaker, C. (2020). Feeling at home in nature: A mixed method study of the impact of visitor activities and preferences in a prison visiting room garden. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 59(4), 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1733165
The impacts of unstructured nature play on health in early childhood development: A systematic review
Dankiw, K.A., Tsiros, M.D., Baldock, K.L., & Kumar, S. (2020). The impacts of unstructured nature play on health in early childhood development: A systematic review. PLoS ONE, 15(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229006
Increasing Nature Connection in Children: A Mini Review of Interventions
Barrable, A., & Booth, D. (2020). Increasing Nature Connection in Children: A Mini Review of Interventions. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00492
Let’s splash: Children’s active and passive water play in constructed and natural water features in urban green spaces in Sheffield
Bozkurt, M., & Woolley, H. (2020). Let’s splash: Children’s active and passive water play in constructed and natural water features in urban green spaces in Sheffield. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126696
Do animals engage greater social attention in autism? An eye tracking analysis
Valiyamattam, G.J., Katti, H., Chaganti, V.K., O’Haire, M.E., & Sachdeva, V. (2020). Do animals engage greater social attention in autism? An eye tracking analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00727
Effects of an urban forest-based health promotion program on children living in group homes
Song, M. K., Bang, K.S., Kim, S., Lee, G., & Jeong, Y. (2020). Effects of an urban forest-based health promotion program on children living in group homes. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58(6), 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20200406-01
The hidden value of in-between spaces for children’s self-directed play within outdoor school environments
Aminpour, F., Bishop, K., & Corkery, L. (2020). The hidden value of in-between spaces for children’s self-directed play within outdoor school environments. Landscape and Urban Planning, 194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103683
Toward a social ecology of prosociality: Why, when, and where nature enhances social connection
Goldy, S.P., & Piff, P.K. (2020). Toward a social ecology of prosociality: Why, when, and where nature enhances social connection. Current Opinion in Psychology, 32, 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.06.016