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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Benefits of nature contact for children
Chawla, L. (2015). Benefits of nature contact for children. Journal of Planning Literature, 30(4), 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885412215595441
The effects of school gardens on children’s science knowledge: A randomized controlled trial of low-income elementary schools
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
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
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
“It is about being outside”: Canadian youth’s perspectives of good health and the environment
Woodgate, R. L., & Skarlato, O. (2015). “It is about being outside”: Canadian youth’s perspectives of good health and the environment. Health & Place, 31, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.11.008
Education for sustainable development in early childhood education: A review of the research literature
Hedefalk, M., Almqvist, J., & Ostman, L. (2015). Education for sustainable development in early childhood education: A review of the research literature. Environmental Education Research, 21(7), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2014.971716
Flourishing in nature: A review of the benefits of connecting with nature and its application as a wellbeing intervention
Capaldi, C., Passmore, H., Nisbet, E., Zelenski, J., & Dopko, R. (2015). Flourishing in nature: A review of the benefits of connecting with nature and its application as a wellbeing intervention. International Journal of Wellbeing, 5(4), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v5i4.1
Saving Squawk? Animal and human entanglement at the edge of the lagoon
Gannon, S. (2015). Saving Squawk? Animal and human entanglement at the edge of the lagoon. Environmental Education Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1101752
Knowledge of neighborhood nature is associated with strong sense of place among Milwaukee youth
Kroencke, R., Hormann, K., Heller, E., Bizub, J., Zetts, C., & Beyer, K. (2015). Knowledge of neighborhood nature is associated with strong sense of place among Milwaukee youth. Children, Youth and Environments Quarterly, 25(3), 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.3.0129
Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation
Bratman, G.N., Hamilton, P., Hahn, K.S., Daily, G.C., & Gross, J.J. (2015). Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation. PNAS, 112(28), 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1510459112
Infant and toddler responses to a redesign of their childcare outdoor play space
Morrissey, A-M, Scott, C., & Wishart, L. (2015). Infant and toddler responses to a redesign of their childcare outdoor play space. Children, Youth & Environments, 25(1), 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.1.0029
Going, doing, gardening: School gardens in the underrepresented communities of LakeWorth, Palm Springs, and Greenacres, Florida
Wagenfeld, A., & Whitfield, E. (2015). Going, doing, gardening: School gardens in the underrepresented communities of LakeWorth, Palm Springs, and Greenacres, Florida. Children, Youth and Environments, 25(1), 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.1.0119