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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Place Meanings Tied to Place Attachment
Wynveen, Christopher J., Kyle, Gerard T., & Sutton, Stephen G. (2012). Natural area visitors’ place meaning and place attachment ascribed to a marine setting. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 32, 287-296.
Audio Tours Prove More Mentally Demanding than Guided Tours
Van Winkle, Christine M. (2012). The effect of tour type on visitors’ perceived cognitive load and learning. Journal of Interpretation Research, 17, 45-58.
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.
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
A Sociocultural investigation of the efficacy of outdoor education to improve learner engagement
White, R. (2012). A Sociocultural investigation of the efficacy of outdoor education to improve learner engagement. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 17(1), 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2012.652422
Adolescent learning in the zoo: Embedding a non-formal learning environment to teach formal aspects of vertebrate biology
Randler, C., Kummer, B., & Wilhelm, C. (2012). Adolescent learning in the zoo: Embedding a non-formal learning environment to teach formal aspects of vertebrate biology. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 21(3), 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10956-011-9331-2
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
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