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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Young Children's Embodied Encounters with Nature
Jørgensen, K-A. (2016). Bringing the jellyfish home: Environmental consciousness and ‘sense of wonder’ in young children’s encounters with natural landscapes and places. Environmental Education Research, 22(8), 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1068277
Examples of activities to foster collaboration for a sustainable future
McGreavy, Bridie, Druschke, Caroline Gottschalk, Sprain, Leah, Thompson, Jessica L., & Lindenfeld, Laura A. (2016). Environmental communication pedagogy for sustainability: Developing core capacities to engage with complex problems. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 15, 261-274.
Environmental hope encourages pro-environmental behaviors in students
Kerret, Dorit, Orkibi, Hod, & Ronen, Tammie. (2016). Testing a model linking environmental hope and self-control with students’ positive emotions and environmental behavior. The Journal of Environmental Education, 47, 307-317.
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.
How to encourage elementary teachers to use school gardens as a teaching complement
Kincy, Natalie, Fuhrman, Nicholas E., Navarro, Maria, & Knauft, David. (2016). Predicting teacher likelihood to use school gardens: A case study. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 15, 138-149.
Using the Evaluability Assessment Method to Determine Programming's Intended Outcomes
da Silva, Daniela Salvatierra, Jacobson, Susan K., Monroe, Martha C., & Israel, Glenn D. (2016). Using evaluability assessment to improve program evaluation for the Blue-throated Macaw Environmental Education Project in Bolivia. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 15, 312-324.
Compassion towards other humans positively correlates with pro-environmental tendencies and increases pro-environmental intentions
Pfattheicher, Stefan, Sassenrath, Claudia, & Schindler, Simon. (2016). Feelings for the suffering of others and the environment: Compassion fosters proenvironmental tendencies. Environment and Behavior, 48, 929-945.
Parents’ perceptions of preschool activities: Exploring outdoor play
Jayasuriya, A., Williams, M., Edwards, T., & Tandon, P. (2016). Parents’ perceptions of preschool activities: Exploring outdoor play. Early Education and Development, 27(7), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2016.1156989
Direct experience with nature and the development of biological knowledge
Longbottom, S.E., & Slaughter, V. (2016). Direct experience with nature and the development of biological knowledge. Early Education and Development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2016.1169822
The meaning of seasonal changes, nature, and animals for adolescent girls’ wellbeing in northern Finland: A qualitative descriptive study
Wiens, V., Kyngas, H., & Polkki, T. (2016). The meaning of seasonal changes, nature, and animals for adolescent girls’ wellbeing in northern Finland: A qualitative descriptive study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30160
Adding natural areas to social indicators of intra-urban health inequalities among children: A case study from Berlin, Germany
Kabisch, N., Haase, D, & van den Bosch, M.A. (2016). Adding natural areas to social indicators of intra-urban health inequalities among children: A case study from Berlin, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(8). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13080783
Environmental identity formation in nonformal environmental education programs
Williams, C.C., & Chawla, L. (2016). Environmental identity formation in nonformal environmental education programs. Environmental Education Research, 22(7), 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1055553