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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A landscape analysis reveals significant gaps in educational programming that addresses both gender equality and climate justice, despite growing global advocacy for such intersectional approaches

Kwauk, Christina T., & Wyss, Natalie. (2023). Gender equality and climate justice programming for youth in low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of gaps and opportunities. Environmental Education Research, 29(11), 1573-1596. 10.1080/13504622.2022.2123894

Critical emotional awareness (CEA) is essential for teacher education to help educators and students process emotions effectively when learning about climate change while maintaining critical consciousness

Ojala, Maria. (2023). Climate-change education and critical emotional awareness (CEA): Implications for teacher education. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 55(10), 1109-1120. 10.1080/00131857.2022.2081150

Anticolonial, creative, and embodied pedagogies centered on Indigenous knowledge(s) and relationships with the land and water are essential for transforming climate change education and cultivating more sustainable and just futures

Nxumalo, Fikile, & Montes, Pablo. (2023). Encountering creative climate change pedagogies: Cartographic interruptions. Research in Education, 117(1), 42-57. 10.1177/00345237231207493

A critical, environmental and intercultural education model based on Latin American indigenous worldviews is a hopeful alternative to the narrow, capitalist-oriented SDG for education

Garcia-Arias, Jorge, Corbetta, Silvina, & Baronnet, Bruno. (2023). Decolonizing education in Latin America: critical environmental and intercultural education as an indigenous pluriversal alternative. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 44(8), 1394-1412. 10.1080/01425692.2023.2234088

Authentically integrating Indigenous knowledge(s) in early childhood education powerfully enriches children's development of botanical literacies

Beasley, Kimberley, Hesterman, Sandra, MacCallum, Judy, & Lee-Hammond, Libby. (2023). Indigenous Knowledge Sharing and Botanical Literacies in Early Childhood Education. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 10(2), 21-35.

Connecting children to nature through the integration of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge into early childhood environmental education

Acharibasam, J. B., & McVittie, J. (2023). Connecting children to nature through the integration of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge into early childhood environmental education. Australian Journal of Environmental Education , 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2022.37

Exploring children’s participation in the framework of early childhood environmental education

Tsevreni, I., Tigka, A., & Christidou, V. (2023). Exploring children’s participation in the framework of early childhood environmental education. Children’s Geographies, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2073194

Tolerant greenspaces: Designing urban nature-based solutions that foster social ties and support mental health among young adults

Barron, S., & Rugelc, E. J. (2023). Tolerant greenspaces: Designing urban nature-based solutions that foster social ties and support mental health among young adults. Environmental Science and Policy, 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.10.005

Systematic review: Neurodevelopmental benefits of active/passive school exposure to green and/or blue spaces in children and adolescents

Díaz-Martínez, F., Sánchez-Sauco, M. F., Cabrera-Rivera, L. T., Sánchez, Ojeda, Hidalgo-Albadalejo, M. D., Claudio, L., & Ortega-García, J. A. (2023). Systematic review: Neurodevelopmental benefits of active/passive school exposure to green and/or blue spaces in children and adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20053958

Infuence of Neighborhood built environments on the outdoor free play of young children: a systematic, mixed‐studies review and thematic synthesis

Gemmell, E., Ramsden, R., Brussoni, M., & Brauer, M. (2023). Infuence of Neighborhood built environments on the outdoor free play of young children: a systematic, mixed‐studies review and thematic synthesis. Journal of Urban Health, 100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-022-00696-6

Investigating spatial heterogeneity of park inequity using three access measures: A case study in Hartford, Connecticut

Zhang, P., & Park, S. (2023). Investigating spatial heterogeneity of park inequity using three access measures: A case study in Hartford, Connecticut. Applied Geography, 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102857

Raising healthy children: Promoting the multiple benefits of green open spaces through biophilic design

Russo, A., & Andreucci, M. B. (2023). Raising healthy children: Promoting the multiple benefits of green open spaces through biophilic design. Sustainability, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15031982