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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A landscape analysis reveals significant gaps in educational programming that addresses both gender equality and climate justice, despite growing global advocacy for such intersectional approaches

Kwauk, Christina T., & Wyss, Natalie. (2023). Gender equality and climate justice programming for youth in low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of gaps and opportunities. Environmental Education Research, 29(11), 1573-1596. 10.1080/13504622.2022.2123894

A critical, environmental and intercultural education model based on Latin American indigenous worldviews is a hopeful alternative to the narrow, capitalist-oriented SDG for education

Garcia-Arias, Jorge, Corbetta, Silvina, & Baronnet, Bruno. (2023). Decolonizing education in Latin America: critical environmental and intercultural education as an indigenous pluriversal alternative. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 44(8), 1394-1412. 10.1080/01425692.2023.2234088

Justice-driven CCE extends beyond traditional STEM settings, emphasizes people-focused over planet-focused aims, and encompasses diverse educational processes and outcomes across formal, community-based, and activist learning contexts

Trott, Carlie D., Lam, Stephanie, Roncker, Jessica, Gray, Emmanuel-Sathya, Courtney, Hayden, & Even, Trevor L. (2023). Justice in climate change education: a systematic review. Environmental Education Research, 29(11), 1535-1572. 10.1080/13504622.2023.2181265

Climate change education must center equity and justice to effectively address the complex intersections of environmental, social, and educational inequities that characterize both the causes and impacts of climate change

Sover, Katherine, & Walsh, Elizabeth M. (2022). Introduction: Climate Change Education Must Be Education for Justice: Historical and Conceptual Foundations for Centering Equity in Climate Change Education. In Justice and Equity in Climate Change Education. Routledge.

Cultivating social capital in diverse, low-income neighborhoods: The value of parks for parents with young children

Mullenbach, L. E., Larson, L. R., Floyd, M. F., Marquet, O., Huang, J., Alberico, C., … Hipp, J. A. (2022). Cultivating social capital in diverse, low-income neighborhoods: The value of parks for parents with young children. Landscape and Urban Planning , 219. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104313

Co-development of learning activities with a community can lead to better educational outcomes

Leach, Carrie, Schroeck, N., Blessman, J., Rorai, V., Cooper-Sargent, M., Lichtenberg, P. A., & Trentacosta, C. J. (2022). Engaged communication of environmental health science: Processes and outcomes of urban academic-community partnerships. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 21(1), 7-22. 10.1080/1533015X.2021.1930609

Integrating Indigenous and Local Knowledge into sustainability education using participatory, multicultural approaches fosters social justice, enhances student learning outcomes, and contributes to addressing sustainability challenges

Druker-Ibáñez, Sofía, & Cáceres-Jensen, Lizethly. (2022). Integration of indigenous and local knowledge into sustainability education: a systematic literature review. Environmental Education Research, 28(8), 1209-1236. 10.1080/13504622.2022.2083081

How do urban environments affect young people’s mental health? A novel conceptual framework to bridge public health, planning, and neurourbanism

Buttazzoni, A., Doherty, S., & Minaker, L. (2022). How do urban environments affect young people’s mental health? A novel conceptual framework to bridge public health, planning, and neurourbanism. Public Health Reports, 137(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354920982088

Environmental education must move beyond climate literacy to address sociopolitical dimensions and incorporate local knowledge for effective climate justice education, particularly in the Global South

Dutta, Deborah. (2022). Environmental Education for Climate Justice: An Indian Perspective. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://oxfordre.com/education/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264093-e-1731

Sámi early childhood educators in Finland are working to sustain their Indigenous culture, language, and connection to nature across generations, thereby fostering a more sustainable future for the Sámi people and the Arctic region as a whole

Laiti, Marikaisa, Määttä, Kaarina, & Köngäs, Mirja. (2022). Sámi Early Childhood Education and Sustainability in the Arctic. International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 8(4), 783-799. 10.46328/ijres.2974

Youth visions in a changing climate: Emerging lessons from using immersive and arts-based methods for strengthening community-engaged research with urban youth

Sitas, N., Selomane, O., Atkins, F., Hlongwane, E., Fanana, S., Wigley, T., & Boulle, T. (2022). Youth visions in a changing climate: Emerging lessons from using immersive and arts-based methods for strengthening community-engaged research with urban youth. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.5130/ijcre.v15i2.8318

EE should embrace ecosocialism, as capitalism is incompatible with environmental protection

Arenas, Alberto. (2021). Pandemics, capitalism, and an ecosocialist pedagogy. The Journal of Environmental Education, 52(6), 371-383. 10.1080/00958964.2021.1999197