eeRESEARCH

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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Differing perceptions of the sea among junior high students enrolled in a marine education program in Japan

Sakurai, Ryo, Uehara, Takuro, & Yoshioka, Taisuke. (2019). Students’ perceptions of a marine education program at a junior high school in Japan with a specific focus on Satoumi. Environmental Education Research, 25, 222-237.

Why it is important to protect the environment: reasons given by children

Šoryte, Dovile, & Pakalniškiene, Vilmante. (2019). Why it is important to protect the environment: reasons given by children. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 28, 228-241.

Climate change should be framed as both an environmental and a social justice issue

Stapleton, Sarah Riggs. (2019). A case for climate justice education: American youth connecting to intragenerational climate injustice in Bangladesh. Environmental Education Research, 25, 732-750.

Outdoor environmental learning broadens and deepens ecological connection and understanding

Cheeseman, Adam, & Wright, Tarah. (2019). Examining environmental learning experiences at an earth education summer camp. Environmental Education Research, 25, 375-387.

Examining increases in youth science and identity outcomes from climate action filmmaking

Walsh, Elizabeth M., & Cordero, Eugene. (2019). Youth science expertise, environmental identity, and agency in climate action filmmaking. Environmental Education Research, 25, 656-677.

Ecological literature can shift environmental identities and attitudes

Willis, Alette. (2019). Conversations in the wildwood: narrators, readers and the rise of the ecological self. Environmental Education Research, 25, 443-457.

Nature club encourages middle school students to avoid hunting birds and eating native insects

Zhang, Weizhe, Zhao, Jinli, & Chen, Jin. (2019). Nature club programs promote adolescents’ conservation behavior: A case study in China’s biodiversity hotspot. The Journal of Environmental Education, 50, 192-207.

Addressing gaps in biodiversity knowledge and improving awareness

Shah, Alexandra, & Parsons, E. C. M. (2019). Lower public concern for biodiversity than for wilderness, natural places, charismatic megafauna and/or habitats. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 18, 79-90.

Short-term conservation education and wildlife viewing program can increase conservation mentality

Smith, Rachel, Witherington, Blair, Heimlich, Joe E., Lindborg, Rebekah J., Neidhardt, Emily, & Savage, Anne. (2019). Public sea turtle watches serve as effective environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 25, 292-308.

How environmental club participation may develop ecocentric mindsets

Smith, William. (2019). The role of environment clubs in promoting ecocentrism in secondary schools: student identity and relationship to the earth. The Journal of Environmental Education, 50, 52-71.

The Environmental Literacy Instrument for Adolescents (ELI-A) survey to evaluate EE programs

Szczytko, Rachel, Stevenson, Kathryn, Peterson, Nils, Nietfeld, John, & Strnad, Renee L. (2019). Development and validation of the environmental literacy instrument for adolescents. Environmental Education Research, 25, 193-210.

Residential outdoor environmental education programs can effectively foster nature connectedness and encourage outdoor play

Mullenbach, Lauren E., Andrejewski, Rob G., & Mowen, Andrew J. (2019). Connecting children to nature through residential outdoor environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 25, 365-374.