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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Understanding Boaters' Experience to Help Manage Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species

Sharp, R. L., Cleckner, L. B., & DePillo, S. . (2017). The impact of on-site educational outreach on recreational users’ perceptions of aquatic invasive species and their management. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1200-1210.

Deepening children's interaction with nature addresses the issue of environmental generational amnesia

Kahn, P. ., & Weiss, T. . (2017). The importance of children interacting with big nature. Children, Youth and Environments, 27, 7-24. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.27.2.0007

Gardens or yards are children's main source of contact with biodiversity in their urban neighborhoods

Hand, K. ., Freeman, C. ., Seddon, P. ., Recio, M. ., Stein, A. ., & van Heezik, Y. . (2017). The importance of urban gardens in supporting children’s biophilia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 114, 274-279. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1609588114

Family, School, and Peer Groups Affect Environmental Attitudes

Duarte, R. ., Escario, J.-J. ., & Sanagustín, M.-V. . (2017). The influence of the family, the school, and the group on the environmental attitudes of European students. Environmental Education Research, 23, 23-42.

How Disciplinary Major and Collaborative Context Impact Environmental Decision-Making

Cuadrado, E. ., Tabernero, C. ., García, R. ., & Luque, B. . (2017). The interactive effect of pro-environmental disciplinary concentration under cooperation versus competition contexts. Environmental Education Research, 23, 797-811.

Exploring the Effects of Cooperation and Competition on Environment and Education Students

No Single Psychological Factor Can Predict Pro-Environmental Behavior

Prati, G. ., Albanesi, C. ., & Pietrantoni, L. . (2017). The interplay among environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior, social identity, and pro-environmental institutional climate. A longitudinal study. Environmental Education Research, 23, 176-191.

In the context of forest school pedagogy, post humanism and the common worlds framework suggest that children's learning is about, through and with the elements of the forest

Harwood, D. ., & Collier, D. . (2017). The matter of the stick: Storying/(re)storying children’s literacies in the forest. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 17, 336-352. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468798417712340

Forest School educators altered their risk management practices in response to competing conceptions of childhood and risk

Connolly, M. ., & Haughton, C. . (2017). The perception, management and performance of risk amongst Forest School educators. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 38, 105-124. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2015.1073098

Walking loops in parks may be an effective way to increase population level physical activity

Cohen, D. A., Han, B. ., Evenson, K. ., Nagel, C. ., McKenzie, T. ., Marsh, T. ., … Harnik, P. . (2017). The prevalence and use of walking loops in neighborhood parks: A national study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 125, 170-174. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP293

Children may need more than brief exposures to natural environments to support their self-regulation capacities

Jenkin, R. ., Frampton, I. ., White, M. ., & Pahl, S. . (2017). The relationship between exposure to natural and urban environments and children’s self-regulation. Landscape Research. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2017.1316365

Neighborhood green space is associated with better child mental wellbeing, but this relationship depends on who reports the data

Feng, X. ., & Astell-Burt, T. . (2017). The relationship between neighbourhood green space and child mental wellbeing depends upon whom you ask: Multilevel evidence from 3083 children aged 12-13 years. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 1-11. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030235

Children play an active role in indigenous society's changing relationship with the environment

Morelli, C. . (2017). The river echoes with laughter: A child-centered analysis of social change in Amazonia. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 23, 137-154. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9655.12548

Outdoor activities may be more effective in promoting early child development than indoor activities

Monti, F. ., Farné, R. ., Crudeli, F. ., Agostini, F. ., Minelli, M. ., & Ceciliani, A. . (2017). The role of outdoor education in child development in Italian nursery schools. Early Child Development and Care. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1345896

Parents and peers influence children's pro-environmental behaviors but to a different degree according to age and gender

Collado, S. ., Evans, G. ., & Sorrel, M. . (2017). The role of parents and best friends in children’s pro-environmentalism: Differences according to age and gender. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 54, 27-37. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.09.007

Neighborhood natural space may reduce social, emotional and behavioral difﬁculties for 4–6 year olds, but private garden access may be the most beneﬁcial

Richardson, E. ., Pearce, J. ., Shortt, N. ., & Mitchell, R. . (2017). The role of public and private natural space in children’s social, emotional, and behavioural development in Scotland: A longitudinal study. Environmental Research, 158, 729-736. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.038

School grounds can be used for the dual purpose of enhancing student learning and increasing the biodiversity of organisms

Clayburn, J. ., Koptur, S. ., O’Brien, G. ., & Whelan, K. . (2017). The Schaus Swallowtail Habitat Enhancement Project: An applied service-learning project continuum from Biscayne National Park to Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Southeastern Naturalist, 16, 26-46.

Individual, physical and social factors influence children's place preferences and play behaviors in outdoor environments

Aziz, N. ., & Said, I. . (2017). The trends and influential factors of children’s use of outdoor environments: A review. Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies, 2, 97-108. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v2i5.226

Children with autism spectrum disorder show improved social interactions with pets after completing a therapeutic horseback riding intervention

Petty, J. ., Pan, Z. ., Dechant, B. ., & Gabriels, R. . (2017). Therapeutic horseback riding crossover effects of attachment behaviors with family pets in a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 1-6. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030256

Developing and implementing a Nature Kindergarten provided new opportunities for students and teachers to deepen their connections with place

Elliot, E. ., & Krusekopt, F. . (2017). Thinking outside the four walls of the classroom: A Canadian Nature Kindergarten. International Journal of Early Childhood. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13158-017-0203-7

Child-friendly urban spaces are loose spaces that allow children to engage in intra-active play with spaces and things

Pyyry, N. . (2017). Thinking with broken glass: Making pedagogical spaces of enchantment in the city. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1391-1401. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1325448

Noticing nearby nature increases immediate and sustained connectedness with nature

Richardson, M. ., & Sheffield, D. . (2017). Three good things in nature: Noticing nearby nature brings sustained increases in connection with nature. Psyecology, 8, 1-32. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2016.1267136

Children's drawings can be a powerful tool in guiding conservation programs

Franquesa-Soler, M. ., & Serio-Silva, J. . (2017). Through the eyes of children: Drawings as an evaluation tool for children’s understanding about endangered Mexican primates. American Journal of Primatology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22723

Literacy learning can be broadened to integrate issues of sustainability

Schmidt, C. . (2017). Thrown together: Incorporating place and sustainability into early literacy education. International Journal of Early Childhood, 49, 165-179. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13158-017-0192-6

Outdoor time in the early childhood years may support children's development of attention skills and protect against inattention-hyperactivity symptoms

Ulset, V. ., Vitaro, F. ., Brendgen, M. ., Bekkus, M. ., & Borge, A. . (2017). Time spent outdoors during preschool: Links with children’s cognitive and behavioral development. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.05.007

Engaging children as “agents of change” for the environment should be based on a consideration of structural and relational dimensions of environmental knowledge transmission

Walker, C. . (2017). Tomorrow’s leaders and today’s agents of change? Children, sustainability education and environmental governance. Children & Society, 31, 72-83. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/chso.12192

Exploring Environmental Journalism Curricula in U.S. Colleges

Schmidt, H. C. (2017). Training tomorrow’s environmental journalists: Assessing the extent of environmental-themed training in college-level journalism programs. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 17-28.

Incorporating Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) into traditional urban greening practices may optimize reductions in fear of crime

De Biasi, A. . (2017). Transforming vacant lots: Investigating an alternative approach to reducing fear of crime. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 50, 125-137. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.02.007

Tree play can deepen connection to nature and afford opportunity for risky play

Laaksoharju, T. ., & Rappe, E. . (2017). Trees as affordances for connectedness to place – A model to facilitate children’s relationship with nature. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 28, 150-159. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.10.004

Using Virtual Animal Encounters to Foster Environmental Knowledge

Schönfelder, M. L., & Bogner, F. X. (2017). Two ways of acquiring environmental knowledge: by encountering living animals at a beehive and by observing bees via digital tools. International Journal of Science Education, 39, 723-741.

Attempts to mitigate perceived risk result in education and leisure opportunities that are highly structured and supervised for students with disabilities

von Benzon, N. . (2017). Unruly children in unbounded spaces: School-based nature experiences for urban learning disabled young people in Greater Manchester, UK. Journal of Rural Studies, 51, 240-250. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.07.018

Outdoor education as a path to skills building, nature connectedness, and pro-environmental actions

Straker, J. ., Potter, T. G., & Irwin, D. . (2017). Untrodden Paths: A Critical Conversation About Wilder Places In Outdoor Education. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 22, 97-114.

The relationships between neighborhood greenness and respiratory health depends on geographic region

Tischer, C. ., Gascon, M. ., Fernández-Somoano, A. ., Tardón, A. ., Materola, A. ., Ibarluzea, J. ., … Sunye, J. . (2017). Urban green and grey space in relation to respiratory health in children. European Respiratory Journal, 49. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02112-2015

Green space projects promote health equity

Jennings, V. ., Baptiste, A. ., Jelks, N. ., & Skeete, R. . (2017). Urban green space and the pursuit of health equity in parts of the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14111432

Closeness to urban green space is related to higher frequency of physical activity and less screen time for children but not for teens

Akpinar, A. . (2017). Urban green spaces for children: A cross-sectional study of associations with distance, physical activity, screen time, general health, and overweight. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 25, 66-73. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.05.006

The concept of "nature-based solutions" suggests that urban natural environments could become a public health tool

van den Bosch, M. ., & Sang, A. . (2017). Urban natural environments as nature-based solutions for improved public health – A systematic review of reviews. Environmental Research, 158, 373-384. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.05.040

Effects of park design on visitors' experiences, attitudes, and communications

Typhina, E. . (2017). Urban park design + love for nature: Interventions for visitor experiences and social networking. Environmental Education Research, 23, 1169-1181.

Participatory Action Research on Energy Consumption Gives Students Valuable Skills

Petrova, S. ., Garcia, M. T., & Bouzarovski, S. . (2017). Using action research to enhance learning on end-use energy demand: lessons from reflective practice. Environmental Education Research, 23, 812-831.

Enhancing Botanical Gardens by Supplementing Free-Choice Learning

Yang, X. ., & Chen, J. . (2017). Using discovery maps as a free-choice learning process can enhance the effectiveness of environmental education in a botanical garden. Environmental Education Research, 23, 656-674.

Prompting Students to Recycle Through Using Emoticons

Meng, M. D., & Trudel, R. . (2017). Using emoticons to encourage students to recycle. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48, 196-204.

Emoticons on Trash Bins Can Encourage Students to Recycle

Meng, M. D., & Trudel, R. . (2017). Using emoticons to encourage students to recycle. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48, 196-204.

A mobile application proved effective in connecting children to nature

Crawford, M. ., Holder, M. ., & O’Connor, B. . (2017). Using mobile technology to engage children with nature. Environment and Behavior, 49, 959-984. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916516673870

Incorporating Non-fiction Literature into Conservation Education

Neff, P. K., Weiss, N. M., Middlesworth, L. ., Wierich, J. ., Beilke, E. ., Lee, J. ., … Pletzer, J. . (2017). Using nonfiction scientific literature for conservation biology education: The Tigerland effect. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 71-83.

For city residents, connectedness to nature is stronger in greener neighborhoods

Shanahan, D. ., Cox, D. ., Fuller, R. ., Hancock, S. ., Lin, B. ., Anderson, K. ., … Gaston, K. . (2017). Variation in experiences of nature across gradients of tree cover in compact and sprawling cities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157, 231-238. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.07.004

Videos in the Classroom Can Help Teach about the Endangered Species Act

Kleinhenz, P. N., & Parker, M. S. (2017). Video as a tool to increase understanding and support for the Endangered Species Act. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 16, 41-55.

Motivations to Teach Climate Change

McNeal, P. ., Petcovic, H. ., & Reeves, P. . (2017). What is motivating middle-school science teachers to teach climate change?. International Journal of Science Education, 39, 1069-1088.

Childhood experiences with nature strongly influence adult connectedness to nature

Colléony, A. ., Prévota, A. ., Jalmea, M. ., & Clayton, S. . (2017). What kind of landscape management can counteract the extinction of experience?. Landscape and Urban Planning, 159, 23-31. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.11.010

Connectedness to nature can facilitate the development of biospheric values, which can then serve as a motivating factor for pro-environmental behaviors

Martin, C. ., & Czellar, S. . (2017). Where do biospheric values come from? A connectedness to nature perspective. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 52, 56-68. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.04.009

Interest in nature's role in early childhood is gaining momentum after an uneven past

Brown, J. ., & Kaye, C. . (2017). Where do the children play?: An investigation of the intersection of nature, early childhood education and play. Early Child Development and Care, 187, 1028-1041. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1227325

Adolescents' pro-environmental behavior relates to their internalized motivation, which is promoted more by an autonomy-supporting versus controlling parenting style

Gronhoj, A. ., & Thogersen, J. . (2017). Why young people do things for the environment: The role of parenting for adolescents’ motivation to engage in pro-environment behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 54, 11-19. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.09.005