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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Where they live, how they play: Neighborhood greenness and outdoor physical activity among preschoolers
Grigsby-Toussaint, D. S., Chi, S., & Fiese, B. H. (2011). Where they live, how they play: Neighborhood greenness and outdoor physical activity among preschoolers. International Journal of Health Geographics, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-10-66
Is the environment near home and school associated with physical activity and adiposity of urban preschool children?
Lovasi, G. S., Jacobson, J. S., Quinn, J. W., Neckerman, K. M., Ashby-Thompson, M. N., & Rundle, A. (2011). Is the environment near home and school associated with physical activity and adiposity of urban preschool children?. Journal of Urban Health, 88(6), 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-011-9604-3
Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes
Donovan, G. H., Michael, Y. L., Butry, D. T., Sullivan, A. D., & Chase, J. M. (2011). Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes. Health & Place, 17, 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.11.004
Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors? A systematic review
Coon, Thompson, Body, K., Stein, K., Whear, R., Barton, J., & Depledge, M.H. (2011). Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors? A systematic review. Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es102947t
Teacher Calls Hooked on Fishing Program “Single Most Influential Experience”
Flowers, Alice B. (2010). Blazing an evaluation pathway: Lessons learned from applying utilization-focused evaluation to a conservation education program. Evaluation and Program Planning, 33, 165-171.
New Zealand Education Program Impacts Students' Lives Outside the Classroom and Teaches Them to Find Solutions
Birdsall, Sally. (2010). Empowering students to act: Learning about, through and from the nature of action. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 26, 65-84.
The Impact of Conditioned Empathy on Environmental Moral Reasoning
Berenguer, Jaime. (2010). The Effect of Empathy in Environmental Moral Reasoning. Environment and Behavior, 42, 110-134.
Chaperones Play a Variety of Roles on Field Trips
Wood, Elizabeth. (2010). Defining the Chaperone’s Role as Escort, Educator or Parent. Visitor Studies, 13, 160-174.
Outdoor Education a Natural Fit for Incorporating Dewey's Ideas
Wojcikiewicz, Steven K., & Mural, Zachary B. (2010). A Deweyian framework for youth development in experiential education: Perspectives from sail training and sailing instruction. Journal of Experiential Education, 33, 105-119.
Outdoor Program Helps Girls Build Courage
Whittington, Anja, & Mack, Erica Nixon. (2010). Inspiring courage in girls: An evaluation of practices and outcomes. Journal of Experiential Education, 33, 166-180.
New Tools Available for Measuring Interpretation's Impact
Weiler, Betty, & Ham, Sam H. (2010). Development of a research instrument for evaluating the visitor outcomes of face-to-face interpretation. Visitor Studies, 13, 187-205.
Photos Shed Light on Outdoor Experiences
Smith, Erin F., Steel, Gary, & Gidlow, Bob. (2010). The temporary community: Student experiences of school-based outdoor education programmes. Journal of Experiential Education, 33, 136-150.