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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Community Responsibility and Environmental Awareness Motivate Aussie Youths
Fielding, Kelly S., & Head, Brian W. (2012). Determinants of young Australians’ environmental actions: the role of responsibility attributions, locus of control, knowledge and attitudes. Environmental Education Research, 18, 171-186.
Using Inquiry-Based Activities to Teach Science
Tan, Aik-Ling, & Wong, Hwei-Ming. (2012). ‘Didn’t Get Expected Answer, Rectify It.’: Teaching science content in an elementary science classroom using hands-on activities. International Journal of Science Education, 34, 197-222.
Students With Different Backgrounds Reason Differently
Evagorou, Maria, Jimenez-Aleixandre, Maria Pilar, & Osborne, Jonathan. (2012). ‘Should we kill the grey squirrels?’A study exploring students’ justifications and decision-making. International Journal of Science Education, 34, 401-428.
Sense of Place Used as Strategy for Early Childhood Teaching
Duhn, Iris. (2012). Making ‘place’ for ecological sustainability in early childhood education. Environmental Education Research, 18, 19-29.
The impact of environmental education on sense of place among urban youth
Kudryavtsev, A., Krasny, M., & Stedman, R. (2012). The impact of environmental education on sense of place among urban youth. Ecosphere, 3(4), 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00318.1
Assessing learning in the outdoors with the field trip in natural environments (FiNE) framework
Morag, O., & Tal, T. (2012). Assessing learning in the outdoors with the field trip in natural environments (FiNE) framework. International Journal of Science Education, 34(5), 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2011.599046
Quantitative methods of measuring reformative components in urban public parks
Nordh, H. (2012). Quantitative methods of measuring reformative components in urban public parks. Journal of Landscape Architecture, 7(1), 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18626033.2012.693780
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 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
What can global positioning systems tell us about the contribution of different types of urban greenspace to children’s physical activity?
Lachowycz, K., Jones, A. P., Page, A. S., Wheeler, B. W., & Cooper, A. R. (2012). What can global positioning systems tell us about the contribution of different types of urban greenspace to children’s physical activity?. Health & Place, 18, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.10.012
The architecture of children’s relationships with nature: A phenomenographic investigation seen through drawings and written narratives of elementary students
Kalvaitis, D., & Monhardt, R. (2012). The architecture of children’s relationships with nature: A phenomenographic investigation seen through drawings and written narratives of elementary students. Environmental Education Research, 18(2), 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2011.598227
Patterns of obesogenic neighborhood features and adolescent weight: A comparison of statistical approaches
Wall, M. M., Larson, N. I., Forsyth, A., Van Riper, D. C., Graham, D. J., Story, M. T., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2012). Patterns of obesogenic neighborhood features and adolescent weight: A comparison of statistical approaches. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 42(5), 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.009