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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Leveraging Online Discussions with a Marine Scientist to Enhance Students' Ocean Literacy

Fauville, G. . (2017). Questions as indicators of ocean literacy: students’ online asynchronous discussion with a marine scientist. International Journal of Science Education, 39, 2151-2170.

The Influence of Place on Newly Independent Readers' Relationships with their Surroundings

Fischer, S. . (2017). Readers as place-makers: the experience of place in the literacy life-worlds of middle childhood. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1476-1488.

More age appropriate toys and more limits on media usage are associated with higher levels of young children's active play in Latino farmworker families

Arcury, T. ., Suerke, C. ., Ip, E. ., Moore, J. ., & Quandt, S. . (2017). Residential environment for outdoor play among children in Latino farmworker families. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 19, 267-274. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0473-4

Improving the quantity and quality of green space can play a significant and positive social role in deprived neighborhoods

Lee, Y. ., Gu, N. ., & An, S. . (2017). Residents’ perception and use of green space: Results from a mixed methods study in a deprived neighbourhood in Korea. Indoor and Built Environment, 26, 855-871. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1420326X16661024

Countering Misinformation About Climate Change on Social Media

Lawrence, E. K., & Estow, S. . (2017). Responding to misinformation about climate change. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 117-128.

A Collaborative Approach to Responding to Misinformation

Lawrence, E. K., & Estow, S. . (2017). Responding to misinformation about climate change. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 117-128.

Inuit-articulated interests and priorities contribute to place-based education for Indigenous children

Rowan, M. . (2017). Rethinking relationship with curriculum by engaging with foxes and sharing stories in early childhood spaces. Global Studies of Childhood, 7, 131-147. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2043610617703833

Youth participating in 4-H dog clubs gain improved life skills

Ellsworth, L. ., Keen, H. ., Mills, P. ., Newman, J. ., Martin, F. ., Coffey, T. ., & Newbury, R. . (2017). Role of 4-H dog programs in life skills development. Anthrozoös, 30, 91-108. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2017.1270596

Traditional playgrounds continue to be the norm for young children's outdoor play spaces

Olsen, H. ., & Smith, B. . (2017). Sandboxes, loose parts, and playground equipment: A descriptive exploration of outdoor play environments. Early Child Development and Care, 187, 1055-1068. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1282928

Children's engagement in social campaigning can promote life long active citizenship

Keating, A. . (2017). Saving Tammoland: A microhistory of children’s action to save a wasteground playground, 1965-1968. International Journal of Play, 6, 215-231. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2017.13483236

School personnel and students, while positive about having a school garden, make suggestions for improved implementation

Huys, N. ., De Cocker, K. ., De Craemer, M. ., Roesbeke, M. ., Cardon, G. ., & De Lepeleere, S. . (2017). School gardens: A qualitative study on implementation practices. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121454

Outdoor education improves students' engagement in and motivation for learning

James, J. ., & Williams, T. . (2017). School-based experiential outdoor education - A neglected necessity. Journal of Experiential Education, 40, 58-71. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1053825916676190

Nurse practitioners can serve as catalysts in promoting healthier lifestyles through Park Prescription initiatives

Wessel, L. . (2017). Shifting gears: Engaging nurse practitioners in prescribing time outdoors. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 13, 89-96. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2016.06.013

A Zoo Field Trip Can Result in Knowledge Retention Six Weeks Later

Sattler, S. ., & Bogner, F. X. (2017). Short- and long-term outreach at the zoo: cognitive learning about marine ecological and conservational issues. Environmental Education Research, 23, 252-268.

Research in Taiwan is consistent with research in other countries in finding that childhood natural experiences is a crucial factor in developing environmental activists

Hsu, S.-H. . (2017). Significant life experiences affect environmental action: A critical review of Taiwanese research. Japanese Journal of Environmental Education, 26, 51-56.

Home gardens are valued for the ecosystem services they provide in promoting human health and well-being

Ciftcioglu, G. . (2017). Social preference-based valuation of the links between home gardens, ecosystem services, and human well-being in Lefke Region of North Cyprus. Ecosystem Services, 25, 227-236. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.05.002

Including children in the planning and evaluation of school gardening and other health promotion programs may improve their effectiveness

Nury, E. ., Sarti, A. ., Dijkstra, C. ., Seidell, J. ., & Dedding, C. . (2017). Sowing seeds for healthier diets: Children’s perspectives on school gardening. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070688

Participation in urban community gardens can enhance relationships toward nature and among people

Torres, A. ., Nadot, S. ., & Prevot, A.-C. . (2017). Specificities of French community gardens as environmental stewardships. Ecology and Society, 22. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-09442-220328

Sustainable Development Courses Can Influence Pre-service Teachers' Classroom Strategies

Andersson, K. . (2017). Starting the pluralistic tradition of teaching? Effects of education for sustainable development (ESD) on pre-service teachers’ views on teaching about sustainable development. Environmental Education Research, 23, 436-449.

Children's encounters with dead and dying bees foster more complex and deeper relationships with more-than-human others

Nxumalo, F. . (2017). Stories for living on a damaged planet: Environmental education in a preschool classroom. Journal of Early Childhood Research. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476718X17715499

Participating in outdoor education classes on a regular basis has a positive effect on children's stress responses

Dettweiler, U. ., Becker, C. ., Auestad, B. ., Simon, P. ., & Kirsch, P. . (2017). Stress in school. Some empirical hints on the circadian cortisol rhythm of children in outdoor and indoor classes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050475

Challenging Western Ways of Knowing to Improve Student Sustainability Skills

Harmin, M. ., Barrett, M. J., & Hoessler, C. . (2017). Stretching the boundaries of transformative sustainability learning: On the importance of decolonizing ways of knowing and relations with the more-than-human. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1489-1500.

Lasting Impacts of Urban Woodland Restoration on College Students

Knackmuhs, E. ., Farmer, J. ., & Reynolds, H. L. (2017). Student Outcomes of Eco-Restoration Service-Learning Experiences in Urban Woodlands. Journal of Experiential Education, 40, 24-38.

Surf Therapy, which includes surfing along with psychotherapeutic intervention, can be beneficial in promoting personal and social skills in at-risk young people

de Matos, M. ., Santos, A. ., Fauvelet, C. ., Marta, F. ., Evangelista, E. ., Ferreira, J. ., … Mattila, M. . (2017). Surfing for social integration: Mental health and well-being promotion through Surf Therapy among institutionalized young people. Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Care, 4. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.24966/CMPH-1978/100026

Early childhood education for sustainability can benefit from earlier pedagogical traditions focusing on connectivity, care, and crossing boundaries

Wals, A. . (2017). Sustainability by default: Co-creating care and relationality through early childhood education. International Journal of Early Childhood, 49, 155-164. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13158-017-0193-5

Schoolyard-focused community academic partnerships can be effective in enhancing students' understanding of ecological principles and increasing their awareness of environmental issues

Breunig, M. . (2017). Sustaining schoolyard pedagogy through community academic partnerships. Leisure/Loisir, 41, 467-490. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2017.1366279

Built environment interventions show promise of increasing physical activity levels in children and adults but further research is needed to understand inequitable access to infrastructure improvements

Smith, M. ., Hosking, J. ., Woodward, A. ., Witten, K. ., MacMillan, A. ., Field, A. ., … Mackie, H. . (2017). Systematic literature review on built environment effects on physical activity and active transport - an update and new findings on health equity. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0613-9

Time for outdoor play at school is highly valued by young children in different cultural and geographical contexts

Streelasky, J. . (2017). Tanzanian and Canadian children’s valued school experiences: A cross case comparison. International Journal of Early Years, 25, 274-291. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2017.1352491

Nonhuman agents -- including technologies, plants and water – can “call a response” from children as they roam outdoors

Smith, T. ., & Dunkley, R. A. (2017). Technology-nonhuman-child assemblages: Reconceptualising rural childhood roaming. Children’s Geographies. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2017.1407406

Hands-on Lessons from Green School Design to Foster Sustainability Thinking

Derr, V. . (2017). Teens, power tools, and green schools: Education for sustainability through a university environmental design program and middle school partnership. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 129-138.

Tensions in Promoting Equity Through the Ambitious Science Teaching Approach

Braaten, M. ., & Sheth, M. . (2017). Tensions teaching science for equity: Lessons learned from the case of Ms. Dawson. Science Education, 101, 134-164.

Residential development that incorporates vegetation may lessen the odds of depression in adolescents

Bezold, C. ., Banay, R. ., Coull, B. ., Hart, J. ., James, P. ., Kubzansky, L. ., … Laden, F. . (2017). The association between natural environments and depressive symptoms in adolescents living in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.10.008

Loss of trees in urban neighborhoods is associated with an increase in crime

Kondo, M. ., Han, S. ., Donovan, G. H., & MacDonald, J. . (2017). The association between urban trees and crime: Evidence from the spread of the emerald ash borer in Cincinnati. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157, 193-199. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.07.003

Shared Decision-making Frameworks for Youth Environmental Action

Schusler, T. M., Krasny, M. E., & Decker, D. J. (2017). The autonomy-authority duality of shared decision-making in youth environmental action. Environmental Education Research, 23, 533-552.

Parental characteristics and attitudes predict children's connection with nature and outdoor activities

Ahmetoglu, E. . (2017). The contributions of familial and environmental factors to children’s connection with nature and outdoor activities. Early Child Development and Care. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1314273

Climate change is more than a technical or scientific problem; it's a crisis of human hierarchies with uneven distributions of vulnerability

Davies, K. ., Adelman, S. ., Grear, A. ., Magallanes, C. I., Kerns, T. ., & Rajan, S. . (2017). The Declaration on Human Rights and Climate Change: A new legal tool for global policy change. Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 8, 217-253. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/jhre.2017.02.03

Reciprocal Trust and Safety in Residential EE Settings

Ardoin, N. M., DiGiano, M. L., O’Connor, K. ., & Podkul, T. E. (2017). The development of trust in residential environmental education programs. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1335-1355.

Residential EE Programs Can Increase Trust Among Participants

Ardoin, N. M., DiGiano, M. L., O’Connor, K. ., & Podkul, T. E. (2017). The development of trust in residential environmental education programs. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1335-1355.

Youth involvement in research and related action can help a community re-imagine and transform place relationships in response to critical place issues

McRuer, J. ., & Zethelius, M. . (2017). The difference biocultural "place" makes to community efforts towards sustainable development: Youth participatory action research in a marine protected area of Columbia. International Review of Education, 63, 847–870. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11159-017-9690-x

Gendered Differences in Education for Sustainable Development

Olsson, D. ., & Gericke, N. . (2017). The effect of gender on students’ sustainability consciousness: A nationwide Swedish study. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48, 357-370.

Outdoor adventure programs can reduce severity of autism symptoms and promote social communication skills in young children with autism spectrum disorder

Zachor, D. A., Vardi, S. ., Baron-Eitan, S. ., Brodal-Meir, M. ., Ginossar, N. ., & Ben-Itzchak, E. . (2017). The effectiveness of an outdoor adventure programme for young children with autism spectrum disorder: A controlled study. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 59, 550-556. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13337

Humans' attraction for natural environments and the processes through which humans benefit from natural stimuli are largely innate and could apply to other species

Ross, M. ., & Mason, G. . (2017). The effects of preferred natural stimuli on humans’ affective states, physiological stress and mental health, and their potential implications for well-being in captive animals. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 83, 46-62. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.09.012

Site-Specific Outdoor Interaction Helps Enhance Students' Understanding of Landscape

Kärkkäinen, S. ., Keinonen, T. ., Kukkonen, J. ., Juntunen, S. ., & Ratinen, I. . (2017). The effects of socio-scientific issue based inquiry learning on pupils’ representations of landscape. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1072-1087.

Exposure to nature restored mothers' individual attention and contributed to mother-daughter cohesion

Izenstark, D. ., & Ebata, A. . (2017). The effects of the natural environment on attention and family cohesion: An experimental study. Children, Youth and Environments, 27, 93-109. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.27.2.0093

Preschool children show an emerging sensitivity to biocentric intentions

Margoni, F. ., & Surian, L. . (2017). The emergence of sensitivity to biocentric intentions in preschool children. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 52, 37-42. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.05.005

Exploring the benefits of place attachment

Scannell, L. ., & Gifford, R. . (2017). The experienced psychological benefits of place attachment. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 51, 256-269.

Supporting the naturalist intelligence of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may help them thrive in the 21st century

Armstrong, T. . (2017). The healing balm of nature: Understanding and supporting the naturalist intelligence in individuals diagnosed with ASD. Physics of Life Reviews. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2017.01.012

Research shows trends toward positive associations between urban green and blue spaces and health in children and the elderly, but results are inconclusive

Kabisch, N. ., van den Bosch, M. ., & Lafortezza, R. . (2017). The health benefits of nature-based solutions to urbanization challenges for children and the elderly – A systematic review. Environmental Research, 159, 362-373. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.08.004

Differing elements in and around the classroom impact students' learning in math, reading, and writing

Barrett, P. ., Davies, F. ., Zhang, Y. ., & Barrett, L. . (2017). The holistic impact of classroom spaces on learning in specific subjects. Environment and Behavior, 49, 425-451. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916516648735

Family camping fosters stronger family bonds, spirituality, confidence, and connections with nature

Jirasek, I. ., Roberson, D. ., & Jiraskova, M. . (2017). The impact of families camping together: Opportunities for personal and social development. Leisure Sciences, 39. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2015.1136251