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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Examine the associations between perceived neighborhood conditions, physical activity, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yang, Y., & Xiang, X. (2021). Examine the associations between perceived neighborhood conditions, physical activity, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health & Place, 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102505
Residential self-selection in the greenness-wellbeing connection: A family composition perspective
Wu, W., Yun, Y., Zhai, J., Sun, Y., Zhang, G., & Wang, H. (2021). Residential self-selection in the greenness-wellbeing connection: A family composition perspective. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127000
'Oh no, the stick keeps falling!': An analytical framework for conceptualising young children’s interactions during free play in a woodland setting
Ellis, C., Beauchamp, G., Sarwar, S., Tyrie, J., Adams, D., Dumitrescu, S., & Haughton, C. (2021). ’Oh no, the stick keeps falling!’: An analytical framework for conceptualising young children’s interactions during free play in a woodland setting. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476718X20983861
Effects of trees, gardens, and nature trails on heat index and child health: Design and methods of the Green Schoolyards Project
Lanza, K., Alcazar, M., Hoelscher, D. M., & Kohl, H. W., III. (2021). Effects of trees, gardens, and nature trails on heat index and child health: Design and methods of the Green Schoolyards Project. BMC Public Health, 21(98). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10128-2
The impact of music making outdoors on primary school aged pupils (aged 7–10 years) in the soundscape of nature from the perspective of their primary school teachers
Adams, D., & Beauchamp, G. (2021). The impact of music making outdoors on primary school aged pupils (aged 7–10 years) in the soundscape of nature from the perspective of their primary school teachers. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 24, 17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-020-00072-5
The prevalence of risky play in young children’s indoor and outdoor free play
Sandseter, E. B. H., Kleppe, R., & Sando, O. J. (2021). The prevalence of risky play in young children’s indoor and outdoor free play. Early Childhood Education Journal, 49, 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-020-01074-0
Development and testing of the nature connectedness parental self-efficacy (NCPSE) scale
Barnes, C., Harvey, C., Holland, C., & Wall, S. (2021). Development and testing of the nature connectedness parental self-efficacy (NCPSE) scale . Urban Forestry & Urban Greening , 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127343
The importance of recognising and promoting independence in young children: The role of the environment and the Danish forest school approach
Cerino, A. (2021). The importance of recognising and promoting independence in young children: The role of the environment and the Danish forest school approach . Education 3-13, 51(4), 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2021.2000468
Green schoolyard renovations in low‐income urban neighborhoods: Benefits to students, schools, and the surrounding community
Bohnert, A. M., Nicholson, L. M., Mertz, L., Bates, C. R., & Gerstein, D. E. (2021). Green schoolyard renovations in low‐income urban neighborhoods: Benefits to students, schools, and the surrounding community. American Journal of Community Psychology , 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12559
Comparing the impact of nature, blended, and traditional preschools on children's resilience: Some nature may be better than none
Ernst, J., Juckett, H., & Sobel, D. (2021). Comparing the impact of nature, blended, and traditional preschools on children’s resilience: Some nature may be better than none . Frontiers in Psychology , 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.724340
Equally green? Understanding the distribution of urban green infrastructure across student demographics in four public school districts in North Carolina, USA
Zhang, Z., Martin, K. L., Stevenson, K. T., & Yao, Y. (2021). Equally green? Understanding the distribution of urban green infrastructure across student demographics in four public school districts in North Carolina, USA. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127434
Use of gardening programs as an intervention to increase children’s visual-motor integration
Sommerfeld, A. J., McFarland, A., Waliczek, T. M., & Zajicek, J. (2021). Use of gardening programs as an intervention to increase children’s visual-motor integration. HortTechnology, 31(5). http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04887-21