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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Schoolyards are dominated by turf grass and impervious surface

Schulman, A. ., & Peters, C. A. (2008). GIS analysis of urban schoolyard landcover in three U.S. cities. Urban Ecosystems, 11, 65-80. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-007-0037-4

Green school grounds promote the holistic development and health of children

Bell, A. ., & Dyment, J. . (2008). Grounds for health: The intersection of green school grounds and health-promoting schools. Environmental Education Research, 14, 77-90. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504620701843426

Green school grounds improve quantity and quality of elementary school children's physical activity

Dyment, J. E., & Bell, A. C. (2008). Grounds for movement: Green school grounds as sites for promoting physical activity. Health Education Research, 23, 952-962. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/cym059

Prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents did not change between 2003-2006

Ogden, C. L., Carroll, M. D., & Flegal, K. M. (2008). High body mass index for age among U.S. children and adolescents, 2003-2006. JAMA, 299, 2401-2405. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.299.20.2401

Children and adults in Switzerland know little about biodiversity

Lindemann-Matthies, P. ., & Bose, E. . (2008). How many species are there? Public understanding and awareness of biodiversity in Switzerland. Human Ecology, 36, 731-742. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/sl0745-008-9194-l

Fourth Grade Inner-City Kids Wowed Teachers by Taking the Initiative to Dream Up a Community Pond Clean Up

Bodzin, A. M. (2008). Integrating instructional technologies in a local watershed investigation with urban elementary learners. Journal of Environmental Education, 39, 47-58.

As children get older they are less physically active

Nader, P. R., Bradley, R. H., Houts, R. M., McRitchie, S. L., & O’Brien, M. . (2008). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity from ages 9 to 15 years. JAMA, 300, 295-305.

Certain neighborhood features influence parents' perceptions of safety and children's outdoor play

Handy, S. ., Cao, X. ., & Mokhtarian, P. . (2008). Neighborhood design and children’s outdoor play: Evidence from Northern California. Children, Youth and Environments, 18, 160-179.

Children in greener neighborhoods have lower body weight changes

Bell, J. F., Wilson, J. S., & Liu, G. C. (2008). Neighborhood greenness and 2-year changes in Body Mass Index of children and youth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 35, 547-553. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2008.07.006

Spending time outdoors helps prevent myopia in 12-year-olds

Rose, K. A., Morgan, I. G., Ip, J. ., Kifley, A. ., Huynh, S. ., Smith, W. ., & Mitchell, P. . (2008). Outdoor activity reduces the prevalence of myopia in children. Ophthalmology, 115, 1279-1285. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.12.019

Children benefit from appropriate risk-taking during outdoor play

Little, H. ., & Wyver, S. . (2008). Outdoor play - Does avoiding the risks reduce the benefits?. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33, 33-40.

Early childhood educators prefer vegetated outdoor play spaces

Herrington, S. . (2008). Perspectives from the ground: Early childhood educators’ perceptions of outdoor play spaces at child care centers. Children, Youth and Environments, 18, 65-87.

Allocating time to physical activity in school does not negatively impact academic achievement

Trudeau, F. ., & Shephard, R. J. (2008). Physical education, school physical activity, school sports and academic performance. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 5. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-5-10

Children with a park playground near their home are more likely to be of a healthy weight

Potwarka, L. R., Kaczynski, A. T., & Flack, A. L. (2008). Places to play: Association of park space and facilities with healthy weight status among children. Journal of Community Health, 33, 344-350. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-008-9104-x

Neighborhood safety influences children's physical activity

Carver, A. ., Timperio, A. ., & Crawford, D. . (2008). Playing it safe: The influence of neighbourhood safety on children’s physical activity - A review. Health & Place, 14, 217-227. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.06.004

Spending time outdoors, among other factors, is associated with higher levels of physical activity in preschool children

Hinkley, T. ., Crawford, D. ., Salmon, J. ., Okely, A. D., & Hesketh, K. . (2008). Preschool children and physical activity - A review of correlates. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34, 435-441.

Physical activity is an evidence-based intervention that offers benefits to both physical and mental health

Floriani, V. ., & Kennedy, C. . (2008). Promotion of physical activity in children. Current Opinions in Pediatrics, 20, 90-95.

Childhood experiences in natural spaces are strong predictors of adult use and attitudes toward natural spaces

Thompson, W. ., Aspinall, P. ., & Montarzino, A. . (2008). The childhood factor - Adult visits to green places and the significance of childhood experience. Environment and Behavior, 40, 111-143. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916507300119

Many preschoolers do not achieve recommended physical activity levels

Tucker, P. . (2008). The physical activity levels of preschool-aged children: A systematic review. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23, 547-558. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2008.08.005

Many children and adolescents are vitamin D deficient

. Y. Huh, S. ., & Gordon, C. M. (2008). Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents: Epidemiology, impact and treatment. Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders, 9, 161-170. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11154-007-9072-y

Being able to bike/walk to community recreation sites is an important determinant of how frequently they are used

Grow, H. M., Saelens, B. E., Kerr, J. ., Durant, N. H., Norman, G. J., & Sallis, J. F. (2008). Where are youth active? Roles of proximity, active transport, and built environment. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40, 2071-2079.

Just One Day Results in a Lasting Impact

Farmer, J. ., Knapp, D. ., & Benton, G. M. (2007). An elementary school environmental education field trip: Long-term effects on ecological and environmental knowledge and attitude development. Journal of Environmental Education, 38, 33-42.

Direct childhood experience and mentoring are key elements in adults' actions to benefit the environment

Chawla, L. . (2007). Childhood experiences associated with care for the natural world: A theoretical framework for empirical results. Children, Youth and Environments, 17, 144-170.

Children's physical activity is associated with modifiable features of the built environment

de Vries, S. I., Bakker, I. ., van Mechelen, W. ., & Hopman-Rock, M. . (2007). Determinants of activity-friendly neighborhoods for children: Results from the SPACE study. American Journal of Health Promotion, 21, 312-316. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-21.4s.312

Young children are growing up in a media-saturated environment

Vandewater, E. A., Rideout, V. J., Wartella, E. A., Huang, X. ., Lee, J. ., & Shim, M. S. (2007). Digital childhood: Electronic media and technology use among infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Pediatrics, 119, E1006-E1015. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-1804

Play is critical to healthy child development

Ginsburg, K. R. (2007). The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bonds. Pediatrics, 119, 182-191.

To increase children's physical activity, planners need to design environments that support active living and parents should limit access to television

Roemmich, J. N., Epstein, L. H., Raja, S. ., & Yin, L. . (2007). The neighborhood and home environments: Disparate relationships with physical activity and sedentary behaviors in youth. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33, 29-38.

Children are moving from biophilia to videophilia, with developmental and conservation implications

Zaradic, P. A., & Pergams, O. R. W. (2007). Videophilia: Implications for childhood development and conservation. Journal of Developmental Processes, 2, 130-147.

We are visiting U.S. national parks less often

Pergams, O. R. W., & Zaradic, P. A. (2006). Is love of nature in the US becoming love of electronic media? 16-year downtrend in national park visits explained by watching movies, playing video games, internet use, and oil prices. Journal of Environmental Management, 80, 387-393. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.02.001

Childhood nature experiences may be an important pathway to adult environmental attitudes and behaviors

Wells, N. M., & Lekies, K. S. (2006). Nature and the life course: Pathways from childhood nature experiences to adult environmentalism. Children, Youth and Environments, 16, 41663.

Over the past several decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of overweight children in the United States

Ogden, C. L., Carroll, M. D., Curtin, L. R., McDowell, M. A., Tabak, C. J., & Flegal, K. M. (2006). Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. JAMA, 295, 1549-1555.

Parents identify safety as the biggest barrier to children's independent play

Veitch, J. ., Bagley, S. ., & Salmon, J. . (2006). Where do children usually play? A qualitative study of parents’ perceptions of influences on children’s active free play. Health & Place, 12, 383-393. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.02.009

School garden program positively influenced development of skills in teamwork and self-understanding

Robinson, C. ., & Zajicek, J. . (2005). Growing minds: The effects of a one-year school garden program on six constructs of life skills of elementary school children. HortTechnology, 15, 453-457.

Children's use of space has changed from being primarily outdoors to indoors and has become increasingly adult supervised

Karsten, L. . (2005). It all used to be better? Different generations on continuity and change in urban children’s daily use of space. Children’s Geographies, 3, 275-290. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733280500352912

Biology students know very few common plants

Bebbington, A. . (2005). The ability of A-level students to name plants. Journal of Biological Education, 39, 62-67. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2005.9655963

Green outdoor activities decrease ADD symptoms

Kuo, F. E., & Taylor, F. . (2004). A potential natural treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence from a national study. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 1580-1586. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.94.9.1580

Children's access to public play space has declined

Wridt, P. J. (2004). An historical analysis of young people’s use of public space, parks and playgrounds in New York City. Children, Youth and Environments, 14, 86-106.

Children spend less time playing outdoors than their mothers did when they were young

Clements, R. . (2004). An investigation of the status of outdoor play. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 5, 68-80. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2004.5.1.10

Children playing in urban areas may experience lower levels of biological diversity

Turner, W. R., Nakamura, T. ., & Dinetti, M. . (2004). Global urbanization and the separation of humans from nature. BioScience, 54, 585-590.

Parents' perceptions about their neighborhood influence children's mobility

Timperio, A. ., Crawford, D. ., Telford, A. ., & Salmon, J. . (2004). Perceptions about the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children. Preventive Medicine, 39, 39-47. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.09.026

Environmental science internships are complementary to university education

Scholz, R. W., Steiner, R. ., & Hansmann, R. . (2004). Role of internship in higher education in environmental sciences. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41, 24-46. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tea.10123

Environmental Education Program Was an “Equalizer” Among Kids With Very Different Skill Levels and Backgrounds

Ernst, J. ., & Monroe, M. C. (2004). The effects of environment-based education on students’ critical thinking skills and disposition toward critical thinking. Environmental Education Research, 10, 507-522.

Design cities where children can play and learn independently

Churchman, A. . (2003). Is there a place for children in the city?. Journal of Urban Design, 8, 99-111. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13574800306482

Nearby nature reduces stress in children

Wells, N. M., & Evans, G. W. (2003). Nearby nature: A buffer of life stress among rural children. Environment and Behavior, 35, 311-330. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916503035003001

Study Finds the “Magic” of a Hawaii Program Boosted Kids' Confidence, Interest in School, Scores on Critical Thinking and Cognitive Achievement Tests

Volk, T. L., & Cheak, M. J. (2003). The effects of an environmental education program on students, parents, and community. Journal of Environmental Education, 34, 12-25.