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.
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Nature connection in early childhood: A quantitative cross-sectional study
Barrable, A., & Booth, D. (2020). Nature connection in early childhood: A quantitative cross-sectional study. Sustainability, 12(375). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12010375
Impact of outdoor nature‐related activities on gut microbiota, fecal serotonin, and perceived stress in preschool children: The Play & Grow randomized controlled trial
Sobko, T., Liang, S., Cheng, W. H. G., & Tun, H. M. (2020). Impact of outdoor nature‐related activities on gut microbiota, fecal serotonin, and perceived stress in preschool children: The Play & Grow randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78642-2
Early childhood environmental education: A systematic review of the research literature
Ardoin, N. M., & Bowers, A. W. (2020). Early childhood environmental education: A systematic review of the research literature. Educational Research Review, 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2020.100353
Children's involvement in free play and the use of play materials in the outdoor early childhood education and care environment
Storli, R., Sandseter, E.B.H., & Sando, O.J. (2020). Children’s involvement in free play and the use of play materials in the outdoor early childhood education and care environment. Children, Youth and Environments, 30(1), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.30.1.0066
Connections, virtues, and meaning‑making: How early childhood educators describe children’s spirituality
Mata-McMahon, J., Haslip, M.J., & Schein, D.L. (2020). Connections, virtues, and meaning‑making: How early childhood educators describe children’s spirituality. Early Childhood Education Journal, 65, 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-020-01026-8
Hospitalized children's experience of a Fairy Garden in Northern Thailand
van der Riet, P., Jitsacorn, C., & Thursby, P. (2020). Hospitalized children’s experience of a Fairy Garden in Northern Thailand. Nursing Open, 7(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.482
A national research agenda supporting green schoolyard development and equitable access to nature
Stevenson, K.T., Moore, R., Cosco, N., Floyd, M.F., Sullivan, W., Brink, L., … Zaplatosch, J. (2020). A national research agenda supporting green schoolyard development and equitable access to nature. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 8(10). http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/elementa.406
Greening schoolyards - An urban resilience perspective
Flax, L., Altes, R. K., Kupers, R., & Mons, B. (2020). Greening schoolyards - An urban resilience perspective. Cities, 106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102890
Hands-on ecological restoration as a nature-based health intervention: Reciprocal restoration for people and ecosystems
Nabhan, G. P., Orlando, L., Monti, L. S., & Aronson, J. (2020). Hands-on ecological restoration as a nature-based health intervention: Reciprocal restoration for people and ecosystems. Ecopsychology, 12(3), 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2020.0003
Community-based adaptation to climate change in villages of Western Province, Solomon Islands
Basel, B., Goby, G., & Johnson, J. (2020). Community-based adaptation to climate change in villages of Western Province, Solomon Islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111266
Influence of urban forest on traffic air pollution and children respiratory health
Almeida, L. D. O. E., Favaro, A., Raimundo-Costa, W, Anhê, A. C. B. M., Ferreira, D. C., Blanes-Vidal, V., & Senhuk, A. P. M. D. S. (2020). Influence of urban forest on traffic air pollution and children respiratory health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(175). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8142-4
Using engagement in sustainable construction to improve mental health and social connection in disadvantaged and hard to reach groups: A new green care approach
Davies, J., McKenna, M., Bayley, J., Denner, K., & Young, H. (2020). Using engagement in sustainable construction to improve mental health and social connection in disadvantaged and hard to reach groups: A new green care approach. Journal of Mental Health, 29(3), 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2020.1714001