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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Let the children play: Scoping review on the implementation and use of loose parts for promoting physical activity participation
Houser, N.E., Roach, L., Stone, M.R., Turner, J., & Kirk, S.F.L. (2016). Let the children play: Scoping review on the implementation and use of loose parts for promoting physical activity participation. AIMS Public Health, 3(4), 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2016.4.781
‘The woods is a more free space for children to be creative; their imagination kind of sparks out there’: exploring young children’s cognitive play opportunities in natural, manufactured and mixed outdoor preschool zones
Zamani, Z. (2016). ‘The woods is a more free space for children to be creative; their imagination kind of sparks out there’: exploring young children’s cognitive play opportunities in natural, manufactured and mixed outdoor preschool zones. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 16(2), 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2015.1122538
How matter comes to matter in children’s nature play: Posthumanist approaches and children’s geographies
Änggård, E. (2016). How matter comes to matter in children’s nature play: Posthumanist approaches and children’s geographies. Children’s Geographies, 14(1), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2015.1004523
"Sowing and growing" life skills through garden-based learning to reengage disengaged youth
Truong, S., Gray, T., & Ward, K. (2016). "Sowing and growing" life skills through garden-based learning to reengage disengaged youth. LEARNing Landscapes, 10(1), 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v10i1.738
The meaning of seasonal changes, nature, and animals for adolescent girls’ wellbeing in northern Finland: A qualitative descriptive study
Wiens, V., Kyngas, H., & Polkki, T. (2016). The meaning of seasonal changes, nature, and animals for adolescent girls’ wellbeing in northern Finland: A qualitative descriptive study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30160
An exploration of the relationships between adults' childhood and current nature exposure and their mental well-being
Pensini, P., Horn, E., & Caltabiano, N.J. (2016). An exploration of the relationships between adults’ childhood and current nature exposure and their mental well-being. Children, Youth and Environments, 26(1), 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.26.1.0125
Natural environments and childhood experiences promoting physical activity, examining the mediational effects of feelings about nature and social networks
Calogiuri, G. (2016). Natural environments and childhood experiences promoting physical activity, examining the mediational effects of feelings about nature and social networks. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13040439
Using the Public Open Space Attributable Index tool to assess children’s public open space use and access by independent mobility
Chaudhury, M., Oliver, M., Badland, H., Garrett, N., & Witten, K. (2016). Using the Public Open Space Attributable Index tool to assess children’s public open space use and access by independent mobility. Children’s Geographies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2016.1214684
The physical environment of positive places: Exploring differences between age groups
Laatikainen, T.E., Broberg, A., & Kytta, M. (2016). The physical environment of positive places: Exploring differences between age groups. Preventive Medicine, 95, 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.11.015
Memories of vacant lots: How and why residents used informal urban green space as children and teenagers in Brisbane, Australia, and Sapporo, Japan
Rupprecht, C.D.D., Byrne, J.A., & Lo, A.Y. (2016). Memories of vacant lots: How and why residents used informal urban green space as children and teenagers in Brisbane, Australia, and Sapporo, Japan. Children’s Geographies, 14(3), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2015.1048427
Environmental education excursions and proximity to urban green space – Densification in a ‘compact city’
Wolsink, M. (2016). Environmental education excursions and proximity to urban green space – Densification in a ‘compact city’. Environmental Education Research, 22(7), 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1077504
Affordances of ditches for preschool children
Lerstrup, I., & Moller, M.S. (2016). Affordances of ditches for preschool children. Children, Youth and Environments, 26(2), 18. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.26.2.0043