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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Teachers Retain Knowledge Long-Term from Training on Lemur Conservation in Madagascar

Balestri, Michela, Campera, Marco, Anne-Isola, K., & Donati, Giuseppe. (2017). Assessment of long-term retention of environmental education lessons given to teachers in rural areas of Madagascar. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 298-311.

Environmental Education and Commitments Can Improve Teenagers' Conservation Behavior

Barata, Raquel, Castro, Paula, & Martins-Loução, Maria Amélia. (2017). How to promote conservation behaviours: the combined role of environmental education and commitment. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1322-1334.

Children's perceptions of nature and the impacts of interventions

Madden, L., & Liang, J. (2017). Young children’s ideas about environment: Perspectives from three early childhood educational settings. Environmental Education Research, 23(8), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2016.1236185

Naming a Live Demonstration Animal May Increase Knowledge Retention Rates

III, Milton G. Newberry, Fuhrman, Nicholas E., & Morgan, Chris. (2017). Naming “animal ambassadors” in an educational presentation: Effects on learner knowledge retention. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 223-233.

Climate Change Education at Informal Science Institutions Should Emphasize Action

Stylinski, Cathlyn, Heimlich, Joe, Palmquist, Sasha, Wasserman, Deborah, & Youngs, Renae. (2017). Alignment between informal educator perceptions and audience expectations of climate change education. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 234-246.

Classroom Audiovisual Aids Can Help Children Learn About Pollution

Ernst, Julie, Blood, Nathaniel, & Beery, Thomas H. (2017). Environmental action and student environmental leaders: exploring the influence of environmental attitudes, locus of control, and sense of personal responsibility. Environmental Education Research, 23, 149-175.

Embracing Children's Environmental Identity in the Science Classroom

Tugurian, Linda P., & Carrier, Sarah J. (2017). Children’s environmental identity and the elementary science classroom. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48, 143-153.

Teaching Sustainability through Transformative Learning Experiences

Feriver, Şebnem, Teksöz, Gaye, Olgan, Refika, & Reid, Alan. (2016). Training early childhood teachers for sustainability: towards a ‘learning experience of a different kind’. Environmental Education Research, 22, 717-746.

Environmental action builds confidence in ability to make change, and then confidence encourages more environmental actions

Lauren, Nita, Fielding, Kelly S., Smith, Liam, & Louis, Winnifred R. (2016). You did, so you can and you will: Self-efficacy as a mediator of spillover from easy to more difficult pro-environmental behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48, 191-199.

Using a theoretical framework to promote lasting change in sustainability education within higher education institutions

Holdsworth, Sarah, & Thomas, Ian. (2016). A sustainability education academic development framework (SEAD). Environmental Education Research, 22, 1073-1097.

Using Botanic Gardens to Promote Social Change

Vergou, Asimina, & Willison, Julia. (2016). Relating social inclusion and environmental issues in botanic gardens. Environmental Education Research, 22, 21-42.

Shifting Identities Toward Sustainability in Adult Environmental Education

Martin, Akilah R., & Chen, Joseph C. (2016). Barriers to sustainability in mature-age adult learners: working toward identity change. Environmental Education Research, 22, 849-867.