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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Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres: Identifying the determinants of implementation using causal loop diagrams and social network analysis
Zucca, C., McCrorie, P., Johnstone, A., Chambers, S., Chng, N. R., Traynor, O., & Martin, A. (2023). Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres: Identifying the determinants of implementation using causal loop diagrams and social network analysis. Health and Place, 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102955
A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions
Martin, A., Clarke, J., Johnstone, A., McCrorie, P., Langford, R., Simpson, S. A., & Kipping, R. (2023). A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions. Health & Place, 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102967
Displaced children’s experience of places and play: a scoping review
Weir, H., Khan, M., & Marmot, A. (2023). Displaced children’s experience of places and play: a scoping review. Children’s Geographies, 21(3), 16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2078656
Refugee children’s access to play in meso-environments: A novel approach using space syntax and GIS
Chen, S., & Knöll, M. (2023). Refugee children’s access to play in meso-environments: A novel approach using space syntax and GIS. Buildings, 13(111). https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010111
Community garden developed by refugees from Syria—A sanctuary and a space for learning and empowerment
Storm, H., Nielsen, N. O., Andersen, J., Præstegaard, J., Kjærsgaard, H., Petersen, B., … Lindahl, M. (2023). Community garden developed by refugees from Syria—A sanctuary and a space for learning and empowerment. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2023.100162
Nature and belonging in the lives of young refugees: A relational wellbeing perspective
Haswell, N. (2023). Nature and belonging in the lives of young refugees: A relational wellbeing perspective. Social Sciences , 12(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12110611
Nature-based interventions for autistic children A systematic review and meta-analysis
Fan, M. S. N., Li, C. H. W, & Ho, L. L. K. (2023). Nature-based interventions for autistic children A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open, 6(12). http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46715 (Reprinted)
Children in Hong Kong interacting with relatively wild nature (vs. domestic nature) engage in less dominating and more relational behaviors
Lam, L., Kahn, P. H., Jr, & Weiss, T. (2023). Children in Hong Kong interacting with relatively wild nature (vs. domestic nature) engage in less dominating and more relational behaviors. Environmental Education Research, 29(9), 16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2169254
Outdoor play as a mitigating factor in the association between screen time for young children and neurodevelopmental outcomes
Sugiyama, M., Tsuchiya, K. J., Okubo, Y., Rahman, M. S., Uchiyama, S., Harada, T., … Itoh, H. (2023). Outdoor play as a mitigating factor in the association between screen time for young children and neurodevelopmental outcomes. JAMA Pediatrics, 177(3), 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5356
Link of outdoor exposure in daycare with attentional control and academic achievement in adolescence: Examining cognitive and social pathways
Ulset, V. S., Borge, A. I. H., Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., & Bekkhus, M. (2023). Link of outdoor exposure in daycare with attentional control and academic achievement in adolescence: Examining cognitive and social pathways. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101942
Eco-capabilities: Arts-in-nature for supporting nature visibilisation and wellbeing in children
Walshe, N., Perry, J., & Moula, Z. (2023). Eco-capabilities: Arts-in-nature for supporting nature visibilisation and wellbeing in children. Sustainability, 15(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/su151612290
School garden and instructional interventions foster children's interest in nature
Kong, C., & Chen, J. (2023). School garden and instructional interventions foster children’s interest in nature. People and Nature, 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10597