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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A systematic review of the impacts of nature exposure on the nervous system in children and youth: Implications for nature-based learning
Carmo, Quintela Do, Ayotte-Beaudet, J., & Jordan, C. (2025). A systematic review of the impacts of nature exposure on the nervous system in children and youth: Implications for nature-based learning. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102788
’Oh, right you surf! That’s really cool’: A realist evaluation of surfing as a strength-based activity for autistic children
Nilsson, A., Lee, E. A. L., Hallam, L., Wheadon, J., Afsharnejad, B., & Girdler, S. (2025). ’Oh, right you surf! That’s really cool’: A realist evaluation of surfing as a strength-based activity for autistic children. Neurodiversity, 3, 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/27546330251381430
Participation and postpaternalism: Child/youth climate action and the UN convention on the rights of the child
Daly, A., Purcell, N., Calvo-Fernández, E. M., & Murray, E. M. (2025). Participation and postpaternalism: Child/youth climate action and the UN convention on the rights of the child. The International Journal of Children’s Rights , 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-33030001
The youngest minds in a warming world: A review of climate change and child and adolescent mental health
Giannakopoulos, G. (2025). The youngest minds in a warming world: A review of climate change and child and adolescent mental health. Psychiatry International , 6(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint6040119
Wild pedagogies and young children through the mosaic approach
Beattie, E. A., Scott, S., & Adler, D. (2025). Wild pedagogies and young children through the mosaic approach. Australian Journal of Environmental Education , 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2025.31
In search of eco-democracy: Education for mutually beneficial flourishing
Blenkinsop, S., & Wilhelmsson, L. (2025). In search of eco-democracy: Education for mutually beneficial flourishing. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2025.13
Transforming pedagogical landscapes in the Anthropocene: perspectives on more-than-human agency and nature as a co-teacher in vernacular way
Kondo, J., & Baars, R. C. (2025). Transforming pedagogical landscapes in the Anthropocene: perspectives on more-than-human agency and nature as a co-teacher in vernacular way. Environmental Education Research, 31(8), 16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2025.2471426
An Intergenerational exploration of participation, power and praxis in re-imaging children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment
Singh, P., Hope, K., Bhatt, D., Jamarkatel, J., Ferdous, S., Raiyan, S., … Agarwal, P. (2025). An Intergenerational exploration of participation, power and praxis in re-imaging children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-33030009
“When I’m playing with him, everything else in my life sort of falls away”: exploring grandparents’ and grandchildren’s learning through outdoor play
Duflos, M., Hussaina, H., & Brussoni, M. (2025). “When I’m playing with him, everything else in my life sort of falls away”: exploring grandparents’ and grandchildren’s learning through outdoor play. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning , 25(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2023.2230503
Associations between subjective and objective green space on children’s mental health and cognitive function
Ury, B., Yang, J., Rosenthal, S. R., Barker, D. H., McGeary, J. E., Dunsiger, S. I., & Grigsby-Toussaint, D. S. (2025). Associations between subjective and objective green space on children’s mental health and cognitive function. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129156
The mediating role of the connection with nature in the relationship between behavioral problems and emotion regulation in early childhood
Aykut, M., & Kara, H. G. E. (2025). The mediating role of the connection with nature in the relationship between behavioral problems and emotion regulation in early childhood. Frontiers , 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1583794
Exploring the role of the Kinship programme’s joint nature experience in family well-being
Duff, G. R., Koen, V., & Potgieter, J. C. (2025). Exploring the role of the Kinship programme’s joint nature experience in family well-being. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2024.2408558