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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Sensory exploration of nature: Deriving physical, emotional, and social benefits from nature play

McVittie, Janet. (2018). Sensuous and Languaged Learning: Children’s Embodied and Playful Connections to Nature. The International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 6, 21-34.

Assessing professional development techniques for environmental educators in Brazil

Galiazzi, Maria do Carmo, de Freitas, Diana Paula Salomão, de Lima, Cleiva Aguiar, Cousin, Cláudia da Silva, de Souza, Moacir Langoni, & Cupelli, Rodrigo Launikas. (2018). Narratives of learning communities in environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 24, 1501-1513.

The Potential Role of Computer-Based Problem-Solving Programs in Sustainability Education

Sonnleitner, P., König, A., & Sikharulidze, T. (2018). Learning to confront complexity: what roles can a computer-based problem-solving scenario play?. Environmental Education Research, 24, 1340-1358.

Nature-based preschools enhance resiliency among students

Ernst, Julie, Johnson, Michaela, & Burcak, Firdevs. (2018). The Nature and Nurture of Resilience:Exploring the Impact of Nature Preschools on Young Children’s Protective Factors. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 6, 12.

Exploring whether and how empathy for animals may lead to conservation behaviors

Young, A., Khalil, K.A., & Wharton, J. (2018). Empathy for animals: A review of the existing literature. Curator: The Museum Journal, 61(2), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cura.12257

Environmental and sustainability educators can influence political discourse in learning environments

Van Poeck, Katrien, & Östman, Leif. (2018). Creating space for ‘the political’ in environmental and sustainability education practice: a Political Move Analysis of educators’ actions. Environmental Education Research, 24, 1406-1423.

Evaluating the Impact of Nature Preschools on Creative Thinking in Early Childhood

Wojciehowski, Mandi, & Ernst, Julie. (2018). Creative by Nature: Investigating the Impact of Nature Preschools on Young Children’s Creative Thinking. The International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 6, 3-20.

Impacts of Varied Types of Experiences on Long-Term Memory in the GLOBE Program

Winklerova, Karolina, Cincera, Jan, Krepelkova, Sarka, & Kroufek, Roman. (2018). The GLOBE Program: Long-term memories of program-relevant experience. The Journal of Environmental Education, 49, 400-410.

Implementing Ecological Mindedness in K-12 Curricula Could Help Overcome Barriers

Moroye, Christy McConnell, & Ingman, Benjamin C. (2018). Ecologically minded teaching. Environmental Education Research, 24, 1128-1142.

Encouraging critical thinking in the context of sustainable development

Kopnina, Helen. (2018). Teaching Sustainable Development Goals in The Netherlands: a critical approach. Environmental Education Research, 24, 1268-1283.

Why and how environmental identity and priorities evolve through the early teenage years

Eames, Chris, Barker, Miles, & Scarff, Carol. (2018). Priorities, identity and the environment: Negotiating the early teenage years. The Journal of Environmental Education, 49, 189-206.

Using Critical Friends Groups to Engage Teachers in Transformative Learning about EcoJustice

Morrison, Scott A. (2018). Reframing Westernized culture: insights from a Critical Friends Group on EcoJustice education. Environmental Education Research, 24, 111-128.