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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Vermont elementary school educators find ways to eﬀectively integrate environmental education into their practice

Silverman, J. ., & Corneau, N. . (2017). From nature deficit to outdoor exploration: Curriculum for sustainability in Vermont’s public schools. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 17, 258-273. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2016.1269235

Gardening is beneficial for mental and physical health

Soga, M. ., Gaston, K. ., & Yamaurac, Y. . (2017). Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports, 5, 92-99. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.11.007

The presence of commercialized private playspaces reinforces the neglect of public play spaces in Istanbul and frames “good play” as being exclusive, secure and instrumental

Sullu, B. . (2017). Geographies of children’s play in the context of neoliberal restructuring in Istanbul. Children’s Geographies. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2017.1341972

Early childhood pedagogy based on relationality rather than separation could serve as a form of resistance to an extractive relationship with the more-than-human world

Nxumalo, F. . (2017). Geotheorizing mountain-child relations within anthropogenic inheritances. Children’s Geographies, 15, 558-569. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2017.1291909

The key to enhancing children's connectedness with nature may be a focus on nature itself

Bruni, C. M., Winter, P. ., Schultz, P. ., Omoto, A. ., & Tabanico, J. . (2017). Getting to know nature: Evaluating the effects of the Get to Know Program on children’s connectedness to nature. Environmental Education Research, 23, 43-62. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1074659

Building Connectedness to Nature: An Evaluation of Three Get to Know Programs

Bruni, C. M., Winter, P. L., Schultz, W. ., Omoto, A. M., & Tabanico, J. J. (2017). Getting to know nature: evaluating the effects of the Get to Know Program on children’s connectedness with nature. Environmental Education Research, 23, 43-62.

Fostering students' connections for places beyond their own locality and for both rural and urban environments may enhance their environmental learning

Díaz-Díaz, C. . (2017). Going back and beyond: Children’s learning through places. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1440-1447. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1326019

Incorporating dogs in therapeutic approaches for children who have been sexually abused seems to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder symptomology

Signal, T. ., Taylor, N. ., Prentice, K. ., McDade, M. ., & Burke, K. . (2017). Going to the dogs: A quasi-experimental assessment of animal assisted therapy for children who have experienced abuse. Applied Developmental Science, 21, 81-93. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2016.1165098

Identifying Sustainable Elements in Children's Drawings of the Urban Environment

Stokas, D. ., Strezou, E. ., Malandrakis, G. ., & Papadopoulou, P. . (2017). Greek primary school children’s representations of the urban environment as seen through their drawings. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1088-1114.

Increased exposure to green space may prove helpful in improving gestational age of newborns for women with a low level of education

Nichani, V. ., Kirks, K. ., Burns, B. ., Bird, A. ., Morton, S. ., & Grant, C. . (2017). Green space and pregnancy outcomes: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Health & Place, 46, 21-28. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.04.007

Environmental health research highlights the importance of targeting green space interventions to meet the needs of multiple user groups

Douglas, O. ., Lennon, M. ., & Scott, M. . (2017). Green space benefits for health and well-being: A life-course approach to urban planning, design and management. Cities, 66, 53-62. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.03.011

Urban parks are valued for the physical and mental health benefits and ecosystem services they provide

Malviya, N. . (2017). Green spaces – The benefits for Ahmedabad (India). Procedia Environmental Sciences.

Street trees may be more consistently beneﬁcial for neonatal health than other varieties of local green space

Abelt, K. ., & McLafferty, S. . (2017). Green streets: Urban green and birth outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070771

Higher levels of tree canopy are linked to higher school-level reading test scores

Hodson, C. ., & Sander, H. . (2017). Green urban landscapes and school-level academic performance. Landscape and Urban Planning, 160, 16-27. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.11.011

A green wall can support children's cognitive functioning and make the classroom a more attractive place for students

van den Berg, A. ., Wesselius, J. ., Maas, J. ., & Tanja-Dijkstra, K. . (2017). Green walls for a restorative classroom environment: A controlled evaluation study. Environment and Behavior, 49, 791-813. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916516667976

The Effect of School Design on Students' Environmental Attitudes

Izadpanahi, P. ., Elkadi, H. ., & Tucker, R. . (2017). Greenhouse affect: the relationship between the sustainable design of schools and children’s environmental attitudes. Environmental Education Research, 23, 901-918.

Spatial, temporal, and neighborhood dynamics influence greenspace crime

Kimpton, A. ., Corcoran, J. ., & Wickes, R. . (2017). Greenspace and crime: An analysis of greenspace types, neighboring composition, and the temporal dimensions of crime. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 54, 303-337. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022427816666309

Evaluating outdoor physical activity preferences and taking the preferred activities into account, including access to natural environments, may be an effective way of promoting the physical and mental health of adolescents

Fromel, K. ., Kudlacek, M. ., Groffik, D. ., Svozil, Z. ., Simunek, A. ., & Garbaciak, W. . (2017). Healthy lifestyle and well-being in adolescents through outdoor physical activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050533

Home gardening promotes the physical health, mental health, and social connections of adolescents

van Lier, L. ., Utter, J. ., Denny, S. ., Lucassen, M. ., Dyson, B. ., & Clark, T. . (2017). Home gardening and the health and well-being of adolescents. Health Promotion Practice, 18, 34-43. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839916673606

The psychological health of rural children is associated with housing quality but not with neighborhood conditions, including access to nature

Rollings, K. ., Wells, N. M., Evans, G. ., Bednarz, A. ., & Yang, Y. . (2017). Housing and neighborhood physical quality: Children’s mental health and motivation. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 50, 17-23. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.01.004

Using “BUGS” to Understand Biodiversity

Chalmin-Pui, L. S., & Perkins, R. . (2017). How do visitors relate to biodiversity conservation? An analysis of London Zoo’s ‘BUGS’ exhibit. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1462-1475.

Physical and personal factors influence the benefits people receive from urban yards

Lin, B. ., Gaston, K. ., Fuller, R. ., Wu, D. ., Bush, R. ., & Shanahan, D. . (2017). How green is your garden?: Urban form and socio-demographic factors influence yard vegetation, visitation, and ecosystem service benefits. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157, 239-246. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.07.007

Participatory planning can have significant positive impacts on young people while also contributing valuable ideas to the planning processes

Derr, V. ., & Kovács, I. G. (2017). How participatory processes impact children and contribute to planning: A case study of neighborhood design from Boulder, Colorado, USA. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 10, 29-48. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2015.1111925

Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge of Food Systems

Yamashita, L. ., Hayes, K. ., & Trexler, C. J. (2017). How pre-service teachers navigate trade-offs of food systems across time scales: a lens for exploring understandings of sustainability. Environmental Education Research, 23, 365-397.

Appreciating the psychological benefits of exposure to nature may prompt pro-environmental behavior

Berto, R. ., & Barbiero, G. . (2017). How the psychological benefits associated with exposure to nature can affect pro-environmental behavior. Scientific Pages of Cognitive Science, 1, 16-20.

Impact of Commitment on Environmental Education Outcomes with Teens

Barata, R. ., Castro, P. ., & Martins-Loução, M. A. (2017). How to promote conservation behaviours: the combined role of environmental education and commitment. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1322-1334.

Environmental Education and Commitments Can Improve Teenagers' Conservation Behavior

Direct interaction vs. webcam viewing of bees results in similar attitudes toward protecting bees, but direct interaction results in decreased fear in the short-term and increased well-being

Schonfelder, M. ., & Bogner, F. X. (2017). How to sustainably increase students’ willingness to protect pollinators. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1283486

Sustainability science could benefit from incorporating diverse evidence-based insights on human-nature connections

Ives, C. ., Giusti, M. ., Fischer, J. ., Abson, D. ., Klaniecki, K. ., Dorninger, C. ., … von Wehrde, H. . (2017). Human-nature connection: A multidisciplinary review. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 27, 106-113. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.05.005

The existing definition and characteristics of risky play may not be useful for one-year-olds

Kleppe, R. ., Melhuish, E. ., & Sandseter, E. . (2017). Identifying and characterizing risky play in the age one-to-three years. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 25, 370-385. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2017.1308163

Culturally Responsive Environmental Education and Immigrant Children

Blanchet-Cohen, N. ., & Reilly, R. C. (2017). Immigrant children promoting environmental care: enhancing learning, agency and integration through culturally-responsive environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 23, 553-572.

Immigrant Students Can Facilitate Environmental Learning Between Teachers and Families

Surrounding greenness and air quality are signiﬁcantly associated with chronic absenteeism in schools

MacNaughton, P. ., Eitland, E. ., Kloog, I. ., Schwartz, J. ., & Allen, J. . (2017). Impact of particulate matter exposure and surrounding "greenness" on chronic absenteeism in Massachusetts public schools. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14020207

School garden program in Nepal raised awareness and knowledge of and preferences for fruit and vegetables but did not result in increased consumption of fruit and vegetables

Schreinemachers, P. ., Bhattarai, D. ., Subedi, G. ., Acharya, T. ., Chen, H.- p. ., Yang, R.- y. ., … Mecozzi, M. . (2017). Impact of school gardens in Nepal: A cluster randomised controlled trial. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 9, 329-343. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2017.1311356

A walk in nature improves some aspects of executive function in preschoolers and elementary students more than an urban walk

Schutte, A. ., Torquati, J. ., & Beattie, J. . (2017). Impact of urban nature on executive functioning in early and middle childhood. Environment and Behavior, 49, 3-30. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916515603095

Combining cognitive and affective approaches may enhance conservation initiatives

Consorte-McCrea, A. ., Nigbur, D. ., & Bath, A. . (2017). Implications of teenagers’ attitudes toward maned wolf conservation in Brazil. Canid Biology & Conservation.

Committing to Environmental Education in Teacher Training Programs

Ashmann, S. ., & Franzen, R. L. (2017). In what ways are teacher candidates being prepared to teach about the environment? A case study from Wisconsin. Environmental Education Research, 23, 299-323.

Better Learning Outcomes through Exhibits with Lean Media that Promote Social Interactions

Downs, E. ., Erickson, S. ., & Borrett, J. . (2017). Invading public spaces: Exploring the effects of media type and social prompts on learning outcomes in an interactive environment. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 276-286.

Investigating Why Communities Value Nature Centers

Browning, M. H. E. M., Stern, M. J., Ardoin, N. M., Heimlich, J. E., Petty, R. ., & Charles, C. . (2017). Investigating the sets of values that community members hold toward local nature centers. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1291-1306.

City residents look to urban parks to improve their quality of life

Teymouri, R. ., Ghorbani, R. ., & Hojjati, H. . (2017). Investigation of the relationship between public green space and urban life quality. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 6. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v6i1.10467

Protecting child respiratory health may be more effective if focused on expanding green space to buffer air pollution rather than trying to improve perceived safety

Feng, X. ., & Astell-Burt, T. . (2017). Is neighborhood green space protective against associations between child asthma, neighborhood traffic volume and perceived lack of area safety? Multilevel analysis of 4447 Australian children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050543

Children's outdoor play is influenced by factors beyond time and space opportunities

Long, A. . (2017). It’s not just about "more": A research project exploring satisfaction with opportunities to play, for children in two Welsh neighbouring communities. International Journal of Play, 6, 24-39. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2017.1288393

Nature-based risky play can promote young children's development

Brussoni, M. ., Ishikawa, T. ., Brunelle, S. ., & Herrington, S. . (2017). Landscapes for play: Effects of an intervention to promote nature-based risky play in early childhood centres. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 54, 139-1550. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.11.001

First-time outdoor leadership is transformational and involves two major foci: interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships

Enoksen, E. ., & Lynch, P. . (2017). Learning leadership: Becoming an outdoor leader. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2017.1391105

Sustainable school design promotes students' pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors

Tucker, R. ., & Izadpanahi, P. . (2017). Live green, think green: Sustainable school architecture and children’s environmental attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 51, 209-216. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.04.003

Small-scale public-led improvements can increase vitality of public space and promote increased well-being activities of the users

Anderson, J. ., Ruggeri, J. ., Steemers, K. ., & Huppert, F. . (2017). Lively social space, well-being activity, and urban design: Findings from a low-cost community-led public space intervention. Environment and Behavior, 49, 685-716. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916516659108

Learning for sustainability requires a social justice approach applicable to both humans and the more-than-human world

Griffiths, M. ., & Murray, R. . (2017). Love and social justice in learning for sustainability. Ethics and Education. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449642.2016.1272177

As cities grow, careful management is needed to balance access to both backyards and public green spaces and to ensure a more equitable distribution of reductions in access to nature

Sushinsky, J. ., Rhodes, J. ., Shanahan, D. ., Possingham, H. ., & Fuller, R. . (2017). Maintaining experiences of nature as a city grows. Ecology and Society, 22. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-09454-220322

The application of community-based social marketing principles contributed to the success of a family nature club

D’Amore, C. ., & Chawla, L. . (2017). Many children in the woods: Applying principles of community-based social marketing to a family nature club. Ecopsychology, 9, 232-240. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2017.0019

Efforts by schools to increase blue space exposure could make a valuable contribution to equitable health promotion

Pearson, A. ., Bottomley, R. ., Chambers, T. ., Thornton, L. ., Stanley, J. ., Smith, M. ., … Signal, L. . (2017). Measuring blue space visibility and ’blue recreation’ in the everyday lives of children in a capital city. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 563. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060563