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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Evaluating the impact of a high school program on environmental leadership and environmental behavior
Blythe, Charlotte, & Harré, Niki. (2020). Encouraging transformation and action competence: A Theory of Change evaluation of a sustainability leadership program for high school students. The Journal of Environmental Education, 51, 83-96.
Impacts of integrating citizen science into the classroom on student learning
Aivelo, Tuomas, & Huovelin, Suvi. (2020). Combining formal education and citizen science: a case study on students’ perceptions of learning and interest in an urban rat project. Environmental Education Research, 26, 324-340.
Stories could help teach children the importance of nature
Yılmaz, Simge, Temiz, Zeynep, & Semiz, Güliz Karaarslan. (2020). Children’s understanding of human–nature interaction after a folk storytelling session. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 88-100.
Investigating social media preferences to improve national park communications
Wilkins, Emily J., Smith, Jordan W., & Keane, Rose. (2020). Social media communication preferences of national park visitors. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 4-18.
Implementation of climate change education in the humanities classroom
Siegner, Alana, & Stapert, Natalie. (2020). Climate change education in the humanities classroom: a case study of the Lowell school curriculum pilot. Environmental Education Research, 26, 511-531.
Ecological Restoration-Based Education in the Colombian Amazon: Toward a New Society-Nature Relationship
Garzón, N.V., León, C.H. Rodríguez, Ceccon, E., & Pérez, D.R. (2020). Ecological restoration‐based education in the Colombian Amazon: toward a new society–nature relationship. Restoration Ecology, 28(5), 1053-1060.
Solitary and social outdoor activities positively impact connectedness to nature in youth
Szczytko, R., Stevenson, K.T., Peterson, M.N., & Bondell, H. (2020). How combinations of recreational activities predict connection to nature among youth. The Journal of Environmental Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2020.1787313
Exploring human–companion animal interaction in families of children with autism
Carlisle, G.K., Johnson, R.A., Wang, Z., Brosi, T.C., Rife, E.M., & Hutchison, A. (2020). Exploring human–companion animal interaction in families of children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04390-x
Pictographic representations of the word “nature” in preschool education children
Fraijo-Sing, B.S., Sierra, N.I. Beltrán, Tapia-Fonllem, C.O., & Peñúñuri, R. V. (2020). Pictographic representations of the word “nature” in preschool education children. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00575
Place as partner: Material and affective intra-play between young people and trees
Goodenough, A., Waite, S., & Wright, N. (2020). Place as partner: Material and affective intra-play between young people and trees. Children’s Geographies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2020.1783435
A retrospective study of the importance of a mandatory outdoor experience program at university
Meilleur, A., Ritchie, S. D., Oddson, B., McGarry, J., Pickard, P., & Brunette, M. K. (2020). A retrospective study of the importance of a mandatory outdoor experience program at university. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 23, 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-019-00047-1
How challenges and peers contribute to social-emotional learning in outdoor adventure education programs
Orson, C. N., McGovern, G., & Larson, R. W. (2020). How challenges and peers contribute to social-emotional learning in outdoor adventure education programs. Journal of Adolescence, 81, 12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.02.014