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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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The Importance of Critical Thinking in Environmental Education

Yamashita, Hiromi. (2015). The problems with a ‘fact’-focused approach in environmental communication: the case of environmental risk information about tidal flat developments in Japan. Environmental Education Research, 21, 586-611.

Considerations for reviewing research on outdoor adventure education

Scrutton, Roger, & Beames, Simon. (2015). Measuring the unmeasurable: Upholding rigor in quantitative studies of personal and social development in outdoor adventure education. Journal of Experiential Education, 38, 8-25.

Teaching deep ecology and animal rights ethics can improve environmental education

Kopnina, Helen, & Gjerris, Mickey. (2015). Are Some Animals More Equal than Others? Animal Rights and Deep Ecology in Environmental Education. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 20, 108-122.

Environmental Education in Pre-Service Teacher Training: A Literature Review of Existing Evidence

Álvarez-García, Olaya, Sureda-Negre, Jaume, & Comas-Forgas, Rubén. (2015). Environmental Education in Pre-Service Teacher Training: A Literature Review of Existing Evidence. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 17, 72-85. 10.1515/jtes-2015-0006

When nature nurtures children: Nature as a containing and holding space

Hordyk, S. R., Dulude, M., & Shem, M. (2015). When nature nurtures children: Nature as a containing and holding space. Children’s Geographies, 13(5), 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2014.923814

Enhancing Science Knowledge Through School Gardens

Wells, N.M., Myers, B.M., Todd, L.E., Barale, K., Gaolach, B., Ferenz, G., … Franz, N.K. (2015). The effects of school gardens on children’s science knowledge: A randomized controlled trial of low-income elementary schools. International Journal of Science Education, 37(17), 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2015.1112048

The effects of school gardens on children’s science knowledge: A randomized controlled trial of low-income elementary schools

Applying the Concept of Social Capital to Environmental Education

Krasny, M.E., Kalbacker, L., Stedman, R.C., & Russ, A. (2015). Measuring social capital among youth: Applications in environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 21(1), 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2013.843647

Measuring social capital among youth: Applications in environmental education

Development and validation of the attitudes toward outdoor play scales for children

Beyer, K., Bizub, J., Szabo, A., Heller, B., Kistner, A., Shawgo, E., & Zetts, C. (2015). Development and validation of the attitudes toward outdoor play scales for children. Social Science & Medicine, 133, 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.033

The benefits of nature experience: Improved affect and cognition

Bratman, G.N., Daily, G.C., Levy, B.J., & Gross, J.J. (2015). The benefits of nature experience: Improved affect and cognition. Landscape and Urban Planning, 138, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.02.005

How does psychological restoration work in children? An exploratory study

Berto, R., Pasini, M., & Barbiero, G. (2015). How does psychological restoration work in children? An exploratory study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 3(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2375-4494.1000200