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 effect of exposure to nature on children’s psychological well-being: A systematic review of the literature
Liu, J., & Green, R. J. (2023). The effect of exposure to nature on children’s psychological well-being: A systematic review of the literature. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127846
Decline in independent activity as a cause of decline in children’s mental well-being: Summary of the evidence
Gray, P., Lancy, D. F., & Bjorklund, D. F. (2023). Decline in independent activity as a cause of decline in children’s mental well-being: Summary of the evidence. The Journal of Pediatrics, 260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.02.004
The teacher’s role for engagement in foraging and gardening activities in kindergarten
Bergan, V., Nylund, M. B., Midtbø, I. L., & Paulsen, B. H. L. (2023). The teacher’s role for engagement in foraging and gardening activities in kindergarten. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2181271
The effect of different combinations of physical activity and natural environment videos on children’s attention levels between class breaks
Luo, X., Tao, M., Lu, J., Lu, L., & He, X. (2023). The effect of different combinations of physical activity and natural environment videos on children’s attention levels between class breaks. BMC Pediatrics, 23(60). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-03868-8
The effectiveness of a community-based playgroup in inspiring positive changes in the environmental attitudes and behaviours of children and their parents: A qualitative case study
Mintoff, Z., Andersen, P., Warren, J., Elliott, S., Nicholson, C., Byfield-Fleming, H., & Barber, F. (2023). The effectiveness of a community-based playgroup in inspiring positive changes in the environmental attitudes and behaviours of children and their parents: A qualitative case study. Australian Journal of Environmental Education. https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2023.32
Nature experiences in childhood as a driver of connectedness with nature and action for nature: A review
van Heel, B. F., van den Born, R. J. G., & Aarts, N. (2023). Nature experiences in childhood as a driver of connectedness with nature and action for nature: A review. Ecopsychology, 15(4), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2022.0080
“It was like I was not a person, it was like I was the nature”: The impact of arts-in-nature experiences on the wellbeing of children living in areas of high deprivation
Moula, Z., Walshe, N., & Lee, E. (2023). “It was like I was not a person, it was like I was the nature”: The impact of arts-in-nature experiences on the wellbeing of children living in areas of high deprivation. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102072
Beyond the ‘usual suspects’? Engaging children in diverse communities in co-producing an arboretum-meadow: Professional partner perspectives
Hoyle, H., & Cottrill, W. (2023). Beyond the ‘usual suspects’? Engaging children in diverse communities in co-producing an arboretum-meadow: Professional partner perspectives. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127847
Developing sense of place through a place-based Indigenous education for sustainable development curriculum
Li, Wei-Ting, & Shein, Paichi Pat. (2023). Developing sense of place through a place-based Indigenous education for sustainable development curriculum. Environmental Education Research, 29(5), 23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2098933
Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) in Nature’s Way-Our Way: Braiding physical literacy and risky play through Indigenous games, activities, cultural connections, and traditional teachings
Riley, K., Chow, A. F., Wahpepah, K., Humbert, M. L., Brussoni, M., Houser, N., & Erlandson, M. C. (2023). Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) in Nature’s Way-Our Way: Braiding physical literacy and risky play through Indigenous games, activities, cultural connections, and traditional teachings. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801231167881
“We should have held this in a circle”: White ignorance and answerability in outdoor education
Brooks, S. D., Sabzalian, L., Weiser-Nieto, R., & Springer, S. (2023). “We should have held this in a circle”: White ignorance and answerability in outdoor education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 54(2), 18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2023.2169897
A nature’s way—Our way pilot project case assemblage: (Re)storying child/physical literacy/land relationships for Indigenous preschool-aged children’s wholistic wellness
Riley, K., Chow, A. F., Wahpepah, K., Houser, N., Brussoni, M., Stevenson, E., … Humbert, M. L. (2023). A nature’s way—Our way pilot project case assemblage: (Re)storying child/physical literacy/land relationships for Indigenous preschool-aged children’s wholistic wellness. Children, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030497