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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Journeys through forest school: a model for understanding diverse educational experiences of children
Harris, F. (2026). Journeys through forest school: a model for understanding diverse educational experiences of children. Environmental Education Research, 32(2), 14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2025.2529544
Unearthing forest pedagogies: Autoethnographic encounters within critical forest studies
Chartrand, M. (2026). Unearthing forest pedagogies: Autoethnographic encounters within critical forest studies. Australian Journal of Environmental Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2026.10136
Healing waters: Integrating blue care into recreational therapy practice
Hope, S., & DeVries, D. (2026). Healing waters: Integrating blue care into recreational therapy practice. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 25(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.0317
Nature is nurture: a scoping review of nature exposure as an equigenic intervention on children’s psychological health
Denker, K., & Taylor, A. F. Faber. (2026). Nature is nurture: a scoping review of nature exposure as an equigenic intervention on children’s psychological health. Frontiers . http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1731222
Nurturing in nature: an evaluation of a nature-based group for parents and caregivers of babies and young children – a thematic analysis and logic model
Compton, S. M. B., Morton, K., Savage, L., Fredheim, H., Armitt, H., Tracey, L., & Blower, S. L. (2026). Nurturing in nature: an evaluation of a nature-based group for parents and caregivers of babies and young children – a thematic analysis and logic model. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2026.100358
Adapting Tokyo’s schoolyards to extreme heat and enrolment pressure: Perspectives from the frontline
Terada, M., Ermilova, M., Noi, S., & Shikano, A. (2026). Adapting Tokyo’s schoolyards to extreme heat and enrolment pressure: Perspectives from the frontline. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129435
Ethnic differences in the relationship between greenspace deprivation and emotional, behavioural, and cognitive development in early-to-middle childhood
Cronshaw, G., Midouhas, E., & Flouri, E. (2026). Ethnic differences in the relationship between greenspace deprivation and emotional, behavioural, and cognitive development in early-to-middle childhood. Health and Place, 98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103615
Perceived Naturalness and Wellbeing: Differential Benefits for Marginalized and Privileged Groups
Jazi, E., Dietsch, A. M., van den Bosch, M., Triguero-Mas, M., Meitner, M. J., Atkisson, C., … Park, K. (2026). Perceived Naturalness and Wellbeing: Differential Benefits for Marginalized and Privileged Groups. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129448
Perceived and quantified nature exposure in relation to mental health
Bloomfield, L. S. P., Lombardo, S., Price, M., Ricketts, T. H., & Danforth, C. M. (2026). Perceived and quantified nature exposure in relation to mental health. Health and Place, 99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103636
The restorative effects of nature exposure via virtual reality on well-being, self-control, and working memory
K. Y. Eun, Z., Yang, H., R. Y. Chen, N., & Hartanto, A. (2026). The restorative effects of nature exposure via virtual reality on well-being, self-control, and working memory. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103082
Early outdoor play predicts trajectories of child mental health in a population-based cohort
Dodd, H. F., Cordwell, K., Hesketh, K., Johnstone, A., de la Torre-Luque, A., & McCrorie, P. (2026). Early outdoor play predicts trajectories of child mental health in a population-based cohort. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70175
Death, grief and collective care in the materialist spirituality of a forest preschool
Kurenlahti, E., Poulter, S., Chimirri, N. A., & Lipponen, L. (2026). Death, grief and collective care in the materialist spirituality of a forest preschool. Children & Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70068