eeRESEARCH

Welcome to our collaborative research library!

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 and the U.S. Forest Service. Learn more.

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Using Post-Visit Action Resources to Expand Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors

Bueddefeld, J. N. H., & Van Winkle, C. M. (2018). The role of post-visit action resources in facilitating meaningful free-choice learning after a zoo visit. Environmental Education Research, 24, 97-110.

Making the Case for Place-Based Environmental Education

Surata, S. P. K., & Vipriyanti, N. U. (2018). The subak cultural landscape as environmental education: Knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of Balinese teachers, student teachers, and students. The Journal of Environmental Education, 49, 59-70.

Social-economic and political factors of a community influence children's outdoor play and the places where they play

Horton, J. ., & Krafftl, P. . (2018). Three playgrounds: Researching the multiple geographies of children’s outdoor play. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 50, 214-235. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308518X17735324

Naturalized playspaces can potentially provide equivalent or greater affordances for a range of physical activities compared to traditional playspaces with standard equipment

Wishart, L. ., Cabezas-Benalcázar, C. ., Morrissey, A.-N. ., & Versace, V. . (2018). Traditional vs naturalised design: A comparison of affordances and physical activity in two preschool playscapes. Landscape Research. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2018.1551524

Tree cover and species composition have a positive effect on children's academic performance, especially for children in socio-economically challenged schools

Sivarajah, S. ., Smith, S. ., & Thomas, S. . (2018). Tree cover and species composition effects on academic performance of primary school students. PLOS ONE, 13. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193254

Multidisciplinary research on the relationship of social, cultural, and economic factors to nature contact and outcomes in US Latinos is urgently needed

Tandon, P. ., Kuehne, L. ., & Olden, J. . (2018). Trends and knowledge gaps in the study of nature-based participation by Latinos in the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061287

Behavior mapping can be an effective strategy for capturing children's play activities in natural environments as well as the social and environmental context

Cox, A. ., Loebach, J. ., & Little, S. . (2018). Understanding the nature play milieu: Using behavior mapping to investigate children’s activities in outdoor play spaces. Children, Youth and Environments, 28, 232-261. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.28.2.0232

Photo-elicitation foster connectedness to oceans but not necessarily conservation action

Andrews, S. ., Stocker, L. ., & Oechel, W. . (2018). Underwater Photo-Elicitation: A New Experiential Marine Education Technique. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 34, 33-60.

Children have a key role to play in revitalizing the critical connection between access to Indigenous food systems and Indigenous food security

Bagelman, C. . (2018). Unsettling food security: The role of young people in Indigenous food system revitalisation. Children & Society, 32, 219-232. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/chso.12268

Urban green space exposure is linked to improved human health and decreased community violence

Kondo, M. ., Fluehr, J. ., McKeon, T. ., & Branas, C. . (2018). Urban green space and its impact on human health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030445

Urban greenspace is associated with reduced psychological stress for adolescents, but only when the adolescent is away from home

Mennis, J. ., Mason, M. ., & Ambrus, A. . (2018). Urban greenspace is associated with reduced psychological stress among adolescents: A Geographic Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA) analysis of activity space. Landscape and Urban Planning, 174, 1-9. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.02.008

The benefits of nature on well-being are time-lasting and may be especially beneficial for people with a higher risk of mental illness

Bakolis, I. ., Hammoud, R. ., Smythe, M. ., Gibbons, J. ., Davidson, N. ., Tognin, S. ., & Mechelli, A. . (2018). Urban Mind: Using smartphone technologies to investigate the impact of nature on mental well-being in real time. BioScience. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix149

Children's literature can be an integral component of education for sustainable development for young learners

Bhagwanji, Y. ., & Born, P. . (2018). Use of children’s literature to support an emerging curriculum model of education for sustainable development for young learners. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 12, 85-102. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0973408218785320

An experiential science education program with a focus on cultural relevancy and eco-justice increased urban children's knowledge and engagement in science

Djonko-Moore, C. ., Leonard, J. ., Holifield, Q. ., Bailey, E. ., & Almughyirah, S. . (2018). Using culturally-relevant experiential education to enhance urban children’s knowledge and engagement in science. Journal of Experiential Education, 41, 137-153. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F1053825917742164

Framing water conservation messages to promote behavioral change in businesses

Sarge, M. A., Daggett, S. ., & VanDyke, M. S. (2018). Using theory to inform water conservation in business communities: Formative research from a chamber initiative. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 17, 198-214.

Students' pro-environmental attitudes increased after real-client, project-based learning course

Perrault, E. K., & Albert, C. A. (2018). Utilizing project-based learning to increase sustainability attitudes among students. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 17, 96-105.

Concern for Personal Qualify of Life is a Driver of Environmental Behavior

Levy, A. ., Orion, N. ., & Leshem, Y. . (2018). Variables that influence the environmental behavior of adults. Environmental Education Research, 24, 307-325.

Learning in and with the weather rather than about the weather is proposed as a new approach in early childhood environmental education

Rooney, T. . (2018). Weather worlding: Learning with the elements in early childhood. Environmental Education Research, 24, 1-12. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2016.1217398

School gardens can promote well-being, including interpersonal relations and empathy for nature

Dyg, P. ., & Wistoff, K. . (2018). Wellbeing in school gardens – The case of the Gardens for Bellies food and environmental education program. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2018.1434869

Children's nature relatedness and family members' attitudes towards nature-based activities were more influential in children's engagement with neighborhood nature than the degree of urbanization

Soga, M. ., Yamanoi, T. ., Tsuchiya, K. ., Koyanagi, T. ., & Kanai, T. . (2018). What are the drivers of and barriers to children’s direct experiences of nature?. Landscape and Urban Planning, 180, 114-120. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.08.015

Students who identified known adults as role models exhibited enhanced environmental responsibility, character development and leadership, and attitudes toward school

Stern, M. ., Frensley, B. ., Powell, R. ., & Ardoin, N. . (2018). What difference do role models make? Investigating outcomes at a residential environmental education center. Children’s Geographies, 24, 818-830. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1313391

Reflections, experiential learning, and guest speakers help shift university students' paradigms and action competence

Piasentin, F. B., & Roberts, L. . (2018). What elements in a sustainability course contribute to paradigm change and action competence? A study at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Environmental Education Research, 24, 694-715.

The divergence and freedoms inherent in Forest School may contribute to the well-being of participants

Waite, S. ., & Goodenough, A. . (2018). What is different about Forest School? Creating a space for an alternative pedagogy. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 21, 25-44. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42322-017-0005-2

Children's “dream” playspaces are outdoor environments with opportunities for risky play and access to natural materials

Ward, K. . (2018). What’s in a dream? Natural elements, risk and loose parts in children’s dream playspace drawings. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 43, 34-42. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.23965/AJEC.43.1.04

Forest gardens in urban settings can promote outdoor education goals with less investment of resources than for traditional school gardening and forest excursions

Almers, E. ., Askerlund, P. ., & Kjellstrom, S. . (2018). Why forest gardening for children? Swedish forest garden educators’ ideas, purposes, and experiences. The Journal of Environmental Education, 49, 242-259. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2017.1373619

Wild Pedagogies proposes a different way of being in and learning about the world

Jickling, B. ., Blenkinsop, S. ., Morse, M. ., & Jensen, A. . (2018). Wild Pedagogies: Six initial touchstones for early childhood environmental educators. Australian Journal of Environmental Education. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2018.19

The environment plays a key role in the change that occurs in adolescents as they participate in a Wilderness Therapy program

Conlon, C. ., Wilson, C. ., Gaffney, P. ., & Stoker, M. . (2018). Wilderness therapy intervention with adolescents: Exploring the process of change. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2018.1474118

Determining how an outdoor ethics course influences pro-environmental behaviors in youth

Schwartz, F. ., Taff, D. ., Lawhon, B. ., Hodge, C. ., Newman, P. ., & Will, E. . (2018). Will they leave what they find? The efficacy of a Leave No Trace education program for youth. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 17, 299-309.

Four-year-old children express an authentic need for connecting with nonhuman nature in their schoolground

Tsevreni, I. ., & Tigka, A. . (2018). Young children claiming their connection with nonhuman nature in their schoolground. Children, Youth and Environments, 28, 119-127.

Young children and parents in China prefer natural playgrounds over traditional style playgrounds

Wang, X. ., Woolley, H. ., Tang, Y. ., Liu, H.- y. ., & Luo, Y. . (2018). Young children’s and adults’ perceptions of natural play spaces: A case study of Chengdu, southwestern China. Cities, 72, 173-180. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.08.011

The exercise of spatial autonomy can help children develop a sense of self with places in their environment

Green, C. . (2018). Young children’s spatial autonomy in their home environment and a forest setting. Journal of Pedagogy, 9, 65-85. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jped-2018-0004

A game-based and expert-supported approach engages youth in urban planning for a sustainable future

Rexhepi, A. ., Filiposk, S. ., & Trajkovik, V. . (2018). Youth e-participation as a pillar of sustainable societies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 174, 114-122. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.327

Using Role Play in Sustainability Education to Promote Sustainable Societies

Gordon, S. ., & Thomas, I. . (2018). ‘The learning sticks’: reflections on a case study of role-playing for sustainability. Environmental Education Research, 24, 172-190.

An environmental and cultural heritage curriculum can promote social justice and contribute to the health and wellness of indigenous communities

Baines, C. ., & Zarger, R. . (2017). "It’s good to learn about the plants: Promoting social justice and community health through the development of a Maya environmental and cultural heritage curriculum in southern Belize. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 7, 416-424. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13412-016-0416-3

Preschool children can develop empathy for non-human beings, can feel the need to protect them, and recognize their intrinsic value

Lithoxoidou, L. ., Georgopoulos, A. ., Dimitriou, T. ., & Xenitidou, S. . (2017). "Trees have a soul too!" Developing empathy and environmental values in early childhood. The International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 5, 68-88.

Outdoor learning experiences can address students' basic psychological needs and promote self-regulated learning

Dettweiler, U. ., Lauterbach, G. ., Becker, C. ., & Simon, P. . (2017). A Bayesian mixed-methods analysis of basic psychological needs satisfaction through outdoor learning and its influence on motivational behavior in science class. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02235

Preschoolers' sociodramatic play is more complex in a naturalized versus traditional outdoor playspace

Morrissey, A.-M. ., Scott, C. ., & Rahimi, M. . (2017). A comparison of sociodramatic play processes of preschoolers in a naturalized and a traditional outdoor space. International Journal of Play, 6, 177-197. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2017.1348321

The Potential of a New Approach to Urban Environmental Education

Bellino, M. E., & Adams, J. D. (2017). A critical urban environmental pedagogy: Relevant urban environmental education for and by youth. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48, 270-284.

Families Learning With Staff at Mathematics Exhibits

Pattison, S. A., Randol, S. M., Benne, M. ., Rubin, A. ., Gontan, I. ., Andanen, E. ., … Dierking, L. D. (2017). A Design-Based Research Study of Staff-Facilitated Family Learning at Interactive Math Exhibits. Visitor Studies, 20, 138-164.

Children's questions, concerns and ways of extending thought and empathy to plants and animals demonstrate their ability to see the human and non-human worlds as entangled, complex and overlapping

Argent, A. ., Vintimilla, C. ., Lee, C. ., & Wapenaar, K. . (2017). A dialogue about place and living pedagogies: Trees, ferns, blood, children, educators, and wood cutters. Journal of Childhoods and Pedagogies, 1, 1-20.

The largest benefits for reducing the impacts of global climate change may be attained when global and local initiatives are implemented together

Estrada, F. ., Botzen, W. ., & Tol, R. . (2017). A global economic assessment of city policies to reduce climate change impacts. Nature Climate Change, 17. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE3301

Investigations into the benefits of nature to humans should consider how such benefits are delivered through the full range of our senses

Franco, L. ., Shanahan, D. ., & Fuller, R. . (2017). A review of the benefits of nature experiences: More than meets the eye. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080864

Perceived and objective measures of neighborhood environmental factors predict physical activity at similar rates; yet, they account for unique differences in physical activity behaviors

Orstad, S. ., McDonough, M. ., Stapleton, S. ., Altincekic, C. ., & Troped, P. . (2017). A systematic review of agreement between perceived and objective neighborhood environment measures and associations with physical activity outcomes. Environment and Behavior, 49, 904-932. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916516670982

Family-centered program increases outdoor physical activity

Flynn, J. ., Bassett, D. ., Fouts, H. ., Thompson, D. ., & Coe, D. . (2017). Active Families in the Great Outdoors: A program to promote family outdoor physical activity. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2017.1291355

Students who engage in gardening and lawn-care activities gain understanding and develop positive attitudes toward bees

Silva, A. ., & Minor, E. . (2017). Adolescents’ experience and knowledge of, and attitudes toward, bees: Implications and recommendations for conservation. Anthrozoös, 30, 19-32. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2017.1270587

The Disconnection Between Educator Perceptions and Audience Expectations of Climate Change Education

Stylinski, C. ., Heimlich, J. ., Palmquist, S. ., Wasserman, D. ., & Youngs, R. . (2017). Alignment between informal educator perceptions and audience expectations of climate change education. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 234-246.

Climate Change Education at Informal Science Institutions Should Emphasize Action

Stylinski, C. ., Heimlich, J. ., Palmquist, S. ., Wasserman, D. ., & Youngs, R. . (2017). Alignment between informal educator perceptions and audience expectations of climate change education. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 234-246.

Urban planning regulations could counteract some inequalities faced by marginalized groups

Xiao, Y. ., Wang, Z. ., Li, Z. ., & Tang, Z. . (2017). An assessment of urban park access in Shanghai – Implications for the social equity in urban China. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157, 383-393. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.08.007

Analysis shows interactions and overlap between sustainable development and quality education in the classroom

Kadji-Beltran, C. ., Christodoulou, N. ., Zachariou, A. ., Lindemann-Matthies, P. ., Barker, S. ., & Kadis, C. . (2017). An ESD pathway to quality education in the Cyprus primary education context. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1015-1031.

A health-promotion initiative increases park usage, park discovery, perceptions of parks, and the proportion of time children and adolescents spend in physical activity during park visits

Fair, M. ., Kaczynski, A. ., Hughey, S. ., Besenyi, G. M., & Powers, A. . (2017). An initiative to facilitate park usage, discovery, and physical activity among children and adolescents in Greenville County, South Carolina, 2014. Preventing Chronic Disease, 14, 1-9. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160043