eeRESEARCH

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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 Poetry as an Effective Medium to Teach Sustainable Development Education

Walshe, N. . (2017). An interdisciplinary approach to environmental and sustainability education: developing geography students’ understandings of sustainable development using poetry. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1130-1149.

Equine-assisted therapy may be effective in promoting positive changes in children with emotional and behavioral difficulties

Tsantefski, M. ., Briggs, L. ., Griffiths, J. ., & Tidyman, A. . (2017). An open trial of equine-assisted therapy for children exposed to problematic parental substance use. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25, 1247-1256. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12427

Incorporating dogs into social skills training programs may decrease both social skill deficits and symptoms of depression in children with autism spectrum disorders

Becker, J. ., Rogers, E. ., & Burrows, B. . (2017). Animal-assisted social skills training for children with autism spectrum disorders. Anthrozoös, 30, 307-326. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2017.1311055

Some natural environments are more psychologically beneficial than others

Wyles, K. ., White, M. ., Hattam, C. ., Pahl, S. ., King, H. ., & Austen, M. . (2017). Are some natural environments more psychologically beneficial than others? The importance of type and quality on connectedness to nature and psychological restoration. Environment and Behavior. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916517738312

Preschool children use richer language in a natural environment than in indoor or outdoor classrooms

Richardson, T. ., & Murray, J. . (2017). Are young children’s utterances affected by characteristics of their learning environments? A multiple case study. Early Child Development and Care, 187, 457-468. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1211116

Intergenerational Learning About Flood Preparedness

Williams, S. ., McEwen, L. J., & Quinn, N. . (2017). As the climate changes: Intergenerational action-based learning in relation to flood education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48, 154-171.

Engaging Children and Parents in Flood Preparedness through Participatory Learning

School gardens are used for multidisciplinary academic instruction more than contribution to school nutrition programs

Taylor, C. ., Symon, E. ., Dabbs, A. ., Way, E. ., & Thompson, O. . (2017). Assessing a school gardening program as an integrated component of a pilot farm-to-school initiative based in South Carolina. HortTechnology, 27, 228-234. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH03543-16

Science Majors Better Understand Climate Change

Wodika, A. ., & Schoof, J. . (2017). Assessing climate change education on a Midwestern college campus. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 262-275.

Using Needs Assessments to Enhance Environmental Education Programming

Hintz, C. J., & Lackey, B. K. (2017). Assessing community needs for expanding environmental education programming. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 287-297.

Community Members Accurately Evaluating Wetland Health

Dumakude, N. ., & Graham, M. . (2017). Assessing wetland health using a newly developed land cover citizen science tool for use by local people who are not wetland specialists. Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, 33, 71-83.

Teachers Retain Knowledge Long-Term from Training on Lemur Conservation in Madagascar

Balestri, M. ., Campera, M. ., Anne-Isola, K. ., & Donati, G. . (2017). Assessment of long-term retention of environmental education lessons given to teachers in rural areas of Madagascar. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 298-311.

More time outdoors, especially during childhood and adolescence, can help prevent the development of myopia

Williams, K. ., Bentham, G. ., Young, I. ., McGinty, A. ., McKay, G. ., Hogg, R. ., … Fletcher, A. . (2017). Association between myopia, ultraviolet B radiation exposure, serum vitamin D concentrations, and genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D metabolic pathways in a multicountry European study. JAMA Ophthalmology, 135, 47-53. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.4752

Norwegian adolescents living in greener neighborhoods were more likely to be overweight or obese than peers living in less green neighborhoods

Wilhelmsen, C. ., Skalleberg, K. ., Raanaas, R. ., Tveite, H. ., & Aamodt, G. . (2017). Associations between green area in school neighbourhoods and overweight and obesity among Norwegian adolescents. Preventive Medicine Reports, 7, 99-105. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.05.020

Individual and neighborhood characteristics can modify the impact of green space on birth weight, and may do so differently depending on the greenness metric

Cusack, L. ., Larkin, A. ., Carozza, S. ., & Hystad, P. . (2017). Associations between multiple green space measures and birth weight across two US cities. Health & Place, 47, 36-43. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.07.002

Prior findings of neighborhood greenness's protective effect against asthma may not have considered differing asthma phenotypes

Sbihi, H. ., Koehoorn, M. ., Tamburic, L. ., & Brauer, M. . (2017). Asthma trajectories in a population-based birth cohort. Impacts of air pollution and greenness. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, 195, 607-613. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201601-0164OC

Children use greater cognitive resources while indoors than outdoors in nature to achieve the same level of performance on tasks requiring attention and inhibitory control

Torquati, J. ., Schutte, A. ., & Kiat, J. . (2017). Attentional demands of executive function tasks in indoor and outdoor settings: Behavioral and neuroelectrical evidence. Children, Youth and Environments, 27, 70-92. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.27.2.0070

Integrating indigenous perspectives and environmental education broadens place-based pedagogies

Somerville, M. ., & Hickey, S. . (2017). Between indigenous and non-indigenous: Urban/nature/child pedagogies. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1427-1439. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1325451

Early-life exposure to residential greenness was associated with lower blood pressure in young adults

Bijnens, E. ., Nawrot, T. ., Loos, R. ., Gielen, M. ., Vlietinck, R. ., Derom, C. ., & M.P, Z. . (2017). Blood pressure in young adulthood and residential greenness in the early-life environment of twins. Environmental Health, 16, 1-8. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-017-0266-9

Using Open-Ended Questions in Exhibit Labels to Enhance Visitor Metacognition

Gutwill, J. P., & Dancstep, T. . (2017). Boosting Metacognition in Science Museums: Simple Exhibit Label Designs to Enhance Learning. Visitor Studies, 20, 72-88.

Question-asking in Exhibit Labels to Encourage Metacognition

Gutwill, J. P., & Dancstep, T. . (2017). Boosting Metacognition in Science Museums: Simple Exhibit Label Designs to Enhance Learning. Visitor Studies, 20, 72-88.

A Mud Day project is successful in bringing outdoor learning indoors

Baker, F. . (2017). Bringing outdoor play indoors in United Arab Emirates: Mud as a powerful binding element. Childhood Education, 93, 73-79. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00094056.2017.1275245

The Impact of Immersive Exhibits on Connection to Nature and Environmental Responsibility

Pennisi, L. ., Lackey, Q. ., & Holland, S. M. (2017). Can an immersion exhibit inspire connection to nature and environmentally responsible behavior?. Journal of Interpretation Research, 22, 35-49.

Students with increased opportunities for risk and challenge on the school playground reported higher odds of being happy at school and playing with more children than students without these increased opportunities

Farmer, V. ., Williams, S. ., Mann, J. ., Schofield, G. ., McPhee, J. ., & Taylor, R. . (2017). Change of school playground environment on bullying: A randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics, 139. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-3072

The life histories of environmentally committed adults indicate that the quantity and quality of time in nature changed throughout their lives

Cagle, N. L. (2017). Changes in experiences with nature through the lives of environmentally committed university faculty. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1342116

Children in more redeveloped neighborhoods are less likely to interact with nature, pay attention to the social attributes of their communities and appreciate heritage than children in less redeveloped neighborhoods

Severcan, Y. . (2017). Changing places, changing childhoods: Regeneration and children’s use of place in Istanbul. Urban Studies. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098017711395

Biophilic elements in hospital playrooms support child life goals

Weinberger, N. ., Butler, A. ., Schumacher, P. ., Brown, R. ., & McGee, B. . (2017). Child life specialists’ evaluation of hospital playroom design: A mixed method inquiry. Journal of Interior Design, 42, 71-91. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joid.12097

Caring for pets may promote child-pet attachment which may, in turn, benefit both children and animals

Hawkins, R. ., Williams, J. ., & SPCA, S. S. for the P. of C. to A. S. (2017). Childhood attachment to pets: Associations between pet attachment, attitudes to animals, compassion, and humane behaviour. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3390/ijerph14050490

Authentic early childhood education for sustainability reflects the needs and cultures of the communities in which it is situated

Green, C. . (2017). Children Environmental Identity Development in an Alaska Native rural context. International Journal of Early Childhood. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13158-017-0204-6

Rural Native children have a strong environmental identity promoted by their subsistence-based lifestyle

Young children develop strong relationships with pets behaviorally similar to humans; older children's pet attachments include other pet species

Hirschenhauser, K. ., Meichel, Y. ., Schmalzer, S. ., & Beetz, A. . (2017). Children love their pets: Do relationships between children and pets co-vary with taxonomic order, gender, and age?. Anthrozoös, 30, 441-456. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2017.1357882

Engagement with nature has a significant influence on children's social and emotional well-being

Adams, S. ., & Savahl, S. . (2017). Children’s discourses of natural spaces: Considerations for children’s subjective well-being. Child Indicators Research, 10, 423-446. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-016-9374-2

Embracing Children's Environmental Identity in the Science Classroom

Tugurian, L. P., & Carrier, S. J. (2017). Children’s environmental identity and the elementary science classroom. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48, 143-153.

Children construct a sense of place in urban public space

Bourke, J. . (2017). Children’s experiences of their everyday walks through a complex urban landscape of belonging. Children’s Geographies, 15, 93-106. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2016.1192582

Public open spaces are children's favorite destinations for play in their neighborhood, but parental restrictions and safety concerns often limit children's independent mobility

Chaudhury, M. ., Hinckson, M. ., Badland, H. ., & Oliver, M. . (2017). Children’s independence and affordances experienced in the context of public open spaces: A study of diverse inner-city and suburban neighbourhoods in Auckland, New Zealand. Children’s Geographies. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2017.1390546

Children's preference for less biodiverse greenspaces over more natural places is a reflection of cultural experiences versus evidence against the biophilia hypothesis

Fattorini, S. ., Gabriel, R. ., Arroz, A. ., Amorim, I. ., Borges, P. ., & Cafaro, P. . (2017). Children’s preferences for less diverse greenspaces do not disprove biophilia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711505114

Young children attribute biological properties to animals more often than to plants

Fouquet, N. ., Megalakaki, O. ., & Labrell, R. . (2017). Children’s understanding of animal, plant, and artifact properties between 3 and 6 years. Infant and Child Development, 26. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/icd.2032

While biodiverse urban environments are important for fostering connections with nature, independence and social connections influence whether or not children actually visit biodiverse spaces

Freeman, C. ., Stein, A. ., Hand, K. ., & van Heezik, Y. . (2017). City children’s nature knowledge and contact: It is not just about biodiversity provision. Environment and Behavior. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916517732108

Child-sensitive climate change adaptations are needed to support the coping mechanisms of Filipino children

Berse, K. . (2017). Climate change from the lens of Malolos children: Perception, impact, and adaptation. Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, 26.

Nature and art-based community events can promote multigenerational family interactions

Reinking, A. K., Vetere, M. J. , III, & Percell, J. C. (2017). Collaborating with theatre, nature, and STEM: A multigenerational family event. New Waves Educational Research & Development, 20, 23-37.

Pet ownership may be beneﬁcial to child and adolescent emotional, cognitive, behavioral, educational and social development

Purewal, R. ., Christley, R. ., Kordas, K. ., Joinson, C. ., Meints, K. ., Gee, N. ., & Westgarth, C. . (2017). Companion animals and child/adolescent development: A systematic review of the evidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030234

Natural learning environments promote physical activity more than traditional learning environments

Meyer, J. ., Müller, U. ., & Macoun, S. . (2017). Comparing classroom context and physical activity in nature and traditional kindergartens. Children, Youth and Environments, 27, 56-77. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.27.3.0056

Overestimation of Perceived Recycling Skills Based on Personal Dispositions and Beliefs

Passafaro, P. ., & Livi, S. . (2017). Comparing determinants of perceived and actual recycling skills: The role of motivational, behavioral and dispositional factors. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48, 347-356.

Different Factors Determine Perceived Versus Actual Recycling Skills

An outdoor adventure education/school partnership program promotes social connectedness, self-eﬃcacy in leadership competencies, and a stronger sense of self among adolescent girls

Richmond, D. ., Sibthorp, J. ., Gookin, J. ., Annorella, S. ., & Ferri, S. . (2017). Complementing classroom learning through outdoor adventure education: Out-of-school-time experiences that make a difference. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 1-17. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2017.1324313

Differential exposure to pollution and protective factors associated with non-Hispanic White children and children from affluent families contribute to asthma disparities between neighborhoods

Kranjac, A. ., Kimbro, R. ., Denney, J. ., Osiecki, K. ., Moffett, B. ., & Lopez, K. . (2017). Comprehensive neighborhood portraits and child asthma disparities. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21, 1552-1562. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-017-2286-z