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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For Canadian adolescents, as electronic media use increases, connection to nature decreases

Michaelson, V. ., King, N. ., Janssen, I. ., Lawal, S. ., & Pickett, W. . (2020). Electronic screen technology use and connection to nature in Canadian adolescents: A mixed methods study. Canadian Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.17269/s41997-019-00289-y

Student autonomy in outdoor environmental education programs should be determined by the purpose and goals of the program

Cincera, J. ., Simonova, P. ., Kroufek, R. ., & Johnson, B. . (2020). Empowerment in outdoor environmental education: who shapes the programs?. Environmental Education Research, 26, 1690-1706.

Evaluating the impact of a high school program on environmental leadership and environmental behavior

Blythe, C. ., & Harré, N. . (2020). Encouraging transformation and action competence: A Theory of Change evaluation of a sustainability leadership program for high school students. The Journal of Environmental Education, 51, 83-96.

Utilizing pedagogical literacy to establish early-onset agency with self-identity and the environment

Häggström, M. ., & Schmidt, C. . (2020). Enhancing children’s literacy and ecological literacy through critical place-based pedagogy. Environmental Education Research, 26, 1729-1745.

Specific terminology and explicit linkages needed for educators to succeed with global education frameworks

Kolleck, N. ., & Yemini, M. . (2020). Environment-related education topics within global citizenship education scholarship focused on teachers: A natural language processing analysis. The Journal of Environmental Education, 51, 317-331.

Incorporating hands-on experiences and collaboration in environmental education at universities in developing regions

Sterbuleac, D. ., & Toma, O. . (2020). Environmental education through a University Eco-Consortium. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 62-73.

Experiential initiative improves environmental health awareness

Duxbury, T. ., Bradshaw, K. ., Khamanga, S. ., Tandlich, R. ., & Srinivas, S. . (2020). Environmental health promotion at a National Science Festival: An experiential-education based approach. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 155-170.

Family plays an important role in environmentalism, with parents and children influencing each other

Aghayeeabianeh, B. ., & Talebi, M. . (2020). Environmentalism in families. Childhood, 27, 271-277. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568220902222

Young children with disabilities have similar learning opportunities as typically developing peers

Dunst, C. . (2020). Everyday learning opportunities of young children with and without developmental disabilities or delays. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 7, 23-41.

Family nature engagement when living in a shelter can support parents' psychological needs

Peters, E. ., Mass, J. ., Hovinga, D. ., Bogerd, N. V. den, & Schuengel, C. . (2020). Experiencing nature to satisfy basic psychological needs in parenting: A quasi-experiment in family shelters. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228657

Access and proximity to nature play in urban parks may promote young children's resilience and community sustainability

Beery, T. . (2020). Exploring access to nature play in urban parks: Resilience, sustainability, and early childhood. Sustainability, 12, 1-17. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12124894

Initial findings of a professional development partnership in environmental and sustainability education

Inwood, H. J., & Kennedy, A. . (2020). Exploring how University and School Board Partnerships can integrate Professional Development in Environmental and Sustainability Education. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education (CJEE), 23, 68-84.

Intentional environmental education positively impacts climate change risk perceptions and associations

Nkoana, E. M. (2020). Exploring the effects of an environmental education course on the awareness and perceptions of climate change risks among seventh and eighth grade learners in South Africa. International Research in Geographical & Environmental Education, 29, 7-22.

The frequency of contact with nature in childhood predicts adult personality, including higher Openness and lower Neuroticism

Snell, T. L., Simmonds, J. G., & Klein, L. M. (2020). Exploring the impact of contact with nature in childhood on adult personality. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 55, 1-9. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126864

A visitor's garden in a prison setting promotes positive parent-child interactions

Toews, B. ., Wagenfeld, A. ., Stevens, J. ., & Shoemaker, C. . (2020). Feeling at home in nature: A mixed method study of the impact of visitor activities and preferences in a prison visiting room garden. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 59, 223-246. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1733165

The synergy of an educational game and citizen science project to improve invasive species detection and marine conservation

Skukan, R. ., Borrell, Y. J., Ordás, J. M. R., & Miralles, L. . (2020). Find invasive seaweed: An outdoor game to engage children in science activities that detect marine biological invasion. The Journal of Environmental Education, 51, 335-346.

Assessing three teaching approaches using workstations

Glaab, S. ., & Heyne, T. . (2020). Focus wildlife park: Outdoor learning at workstations for primary school children. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 141-154.

A forest school intervention for children and youth with serious social and emotional challenges supports them in “taking what they need” for improved wellbeing

Tiplady, L. ., & Menter, H. . (2020). Forest School for wellbeing: An environment in which young people can ‘take what they need’. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2020.1730206

Causal diagrams enriched with spatial scales can strengthen student understanding of relationships in geography education

Cox, M. ., Elen, J. ., & Steegen, A. . (2020). Fostering students geographic systems thinking by enriching causal diagrams with scale. Results of an intervention study. International Research in Geographical & Environmental Education, 29, 112-128.

Childhood nature experiences lead to sustainable food choices in adulthood

Molinario, E. ., Lorenzi, C. ., Bartoccioni, F. ., Perucchini, P. ., Bobeth, S. ., Colléony, A. ., … Bonaiuto, M. . (2020). From childhood nature experiences to adult pro-environmental behaviors: An explanatory model of sustainable food consumption. Environmental Education Research, 26, 1137-1163.

Teachers' passion for geography influences their pedagogy

Till, E. . (2020). Fused identities: an exploration of primary teachers’ geographical identities. International Research in Geographical & Environmental Education, 29, 74-88.

Game-based learning can provide students with knowledge and shift attitudes on environmental subjects

Chan, C.-S. ., Chan, Y.- hang ., & Fong, T. H. A. (2020). Game-based e-learning for urban tourism education through an online scenario game. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 29, 283-300.

Educational gardens offer appropriate real-life contexts for science and environmental teaching from preschool through higher education

Eugenio-Gozalbo, M. ., Aragón, L. ., & Ortega-Cubero, L. . (2020). Gardens as science learning contexts across educational stages: Learning assessment based on students’ graphic representations. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1-14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02226

Literature review provides evidence that greater access to green space predicts higher levels of physical activity and less TV watching, but inconclusive evidence for weight-related outcomes

Jia, P. ., Cao, X. ., Yang, H. ., Dai, S. ., He, P. ., Huang, G. ., … Wang, Y. . (2020). Green space access in the neighbourhood and childhood obesity. Obesity Reviews. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.13100

Green space exposure during the early years is positively linked to healthy child development

Islam, M. Z., Johnson, J. ., & Sly, P. D. (2020). Green space and early childhood development: A systematic review. Reviews on Environmental Health, 35, 189-200. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2019-0046

Green schoolyards are associated with greater nature contact, restorativeness, positive attitudes toward nature and connection to nature

Luís, S. ., Dias, R. ., & Lima, M. L. (2020). Greener schoolyards, greener futures? Greener schoolyards buffer decreased contact with nature and are linked to connectedness to nature. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567882

Using a resilience frame to explore greening schoolyard initiatives can support the strengthening of systems at different scales

Flax, L. ., Altes, R. K., Kupers, R. ., & Mons, B. . (2020). Greening schoolyards - An urban resilience perspective. Cities, 106. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102890

Tourism can shape environmental sensitivity in youths

Canosa, A. ., Graham, A. ., & Wilson, E. . (2020). Growing up in a tourist destination: developing an environmental sensitivity. Environmental Education Research, 26, 1027-1042.

Research focusing on restoration for both people and ecosystems can help fill a major gap in the academic literature

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, 195-202. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2020.0003

Children's involvement in harvesting deepens their connection to cultural identity and values

Lunda, A. ., & Green, C. . (2020). Harvesting good medicine: Internalizing and crystalizing core cultural values in young children. Ecopsychology, 12. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2019.0066

Certain features of the built environment are associated with increased or decreased physical activity of Canadian children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mitra, R. ., Moore, S. A., Gillespie, M. ., Faulkner, G. ., Vanderloo, L. M., Chulak-Bozzer, T. ., … Tremblay, M. S. (2020). Healthy movement behaviors in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the role of the neighborhood environment. Health and Place, 65. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102418

Natural environments can add a humanizing element to the care of hospitalized children

van der Riet, P. ., Jitsacorn, C. ., & Thursby, P. . (2020). Hospitalized children’s experience of a Fairy Garden in Northern Thailand. Nursing Open, 7, 1081–1092. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.482

Case study reveals opportunities and barriers to the implementation of outdoor play programs in Scotland

Perlman, M. ., Howe, N. ., & Bergeron, C. . (2020). How and why did outdoor play become a central focus of Scottish early learning and care policy. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 23, 46-66.

The loss of direct interactions between humans and nature could result in more negative attitudes towards the natural world, yet there may be ways to counteract this outcome

Soga, M. ., Evans, M. ., Yamanoi, T. ., Fukano, Y. ., Tsuchiya, K. ., Koyanagi, T. ., & Kanai, T. . (2020). How can we mitigate against increasing biophobia among children during the extinction of experience?. Biological Conservation, 242.

Solitary and social outdoor activities positively impact connectedness to nature in youth

Szczytko, R. ., Stevenson, K. ., Peterson, M. ., & Bondell, H. . (2020). How combinations of recreational activities predict connection to nature among youth. The Journal of Environmental Education. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2020.1787313

Perception, interpretation, and decision-making of geography educators in the classroom

Scholten, N. ., Höttecke, D. ., & Sprenger, S. . (2020). How do geography teachers notice critical incidents during instruction?. International Research in Geographical & Environmental Education, 29, 163-177.

Environmental educators in Wisconsin identify challenges and benefits to a state environmental education certificate

Gharis, L. ., Franzen, R. L., Liddicoat, K. ., & Remington, T. N. (2020). How do Wisconsin environmental educators perceive a potential, professional certification for individual environmental educators?. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 44-61.

Important themes of garden-based learning in Spain

Eugenio-Gozalbo, M. ., Pérez-López, R. ., & Tójar-Hurtado, J.-C. . (2020). Identifying key issues for university practitioners of garden-based learning in Spain. The Journal of Environmental Education, 51, 246-255.

National parks should utilize waste reduction communication strategies that acknowledge moral norms and perceived difficulty

Miller, Z. D., Lawhon, B. ., Taff, D. ., Schwartz, F. ., & Newman, P. . (2020). Identifying strategies to reduce visitor-generated waste in national parks of the United States: the Zero Landfill Initiative. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 303-316.

Exposure to bacteria in natural environments could be beneficial to behavioral outcomes for young children

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. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78642-2

Children and adolescents living in greener areas in two different countries did not have higher odds of more positive sleep outcomes

Feng, X. ., Flexeder, C. ., Markevych, I. ., Standl, M. ., Heinrich, J. ., Schikowski, T. ., … Astell-Burt, T. . (2020). Impact of residential green space on sleep quality and sufficiency in children and adolescents residing in Australia and Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 1-16. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134894

The immediate collateral consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak include a decrease in the movement and play behaviors of Canadian children and youth

Moore, S. A., Faulkner, G. ., Rhodes, R. E., Brussoni, M. ., Chulak-Bozzer, T. ., Ferguson, L. J., … Vanderloo, L. M. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviors of Canadian children and youth: A national survey. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17, 1-11. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-00987-8

Students' educational outcomes are linked to the level of green and blue spaces in the schools' attendance areas

Lin, M. ., & Van Stan, J. T. , II. (2020). Impacts of urban landscapes on students’ academic performance. Landscape and Urban Planning, 201. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103840

Ecopedagogies empower urban youth to critically examine issues of environmental justice in their community

Zocher, J. ., & Hougham, R. . (2020). Implementing ecopedagogy as an experiential approach to decolonizing science education. Journal of Experiential Education. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1053825920908615

Participant age and length of intervention influence nature connection outcomes of environmental programs

Barrable, A. ., & Booth, D. . (2020). Increasing Nature Connection in Children: A Mini Review of Interventions. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00492

Cultural, social, and environmental factors influence Indigenous children’s connectedness to nature

Sedawi, W. ., Assaraf, O. B. Z., & Reiss, M. J. (2020). Indigenous children’s connectedness to nature: The potential influence of culture, gender and exposure to a contaminated environment. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 15, 955-989. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-020-09982-8

Acting with intentional awareness of ecological entities may aid in a return to an Indigenous worldview

Kurth, A. M., Narvaez, D. ., Kohn, R. ., & Bae, A. . (2020). Indigenous nature connection: A 3-week intervention increased ecological attachment. Ecopsychology, 12. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2019.0038

Nature engagement during an indoor counseling session may range from being present to nature to actively interacting with natural materials

Swank, J. M., Walker, K. L. A., & Shin, S. M. (2020). Indoor nature-based play therapy: Taking the natural world inside the playroom. International Journal of Play Therapy, 29, 155-162. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pla0000123

Educators' positive emotional behaviors positively influence EE learning outcomes

O’Hare, A. ., Powell, R. B., Stern, M. J., & Bowers, E. P. (2020). Influence of educator’s emotional support behaviors on environmental education student outcomes. Environmental Education Research, 26, 1556-1577.

EE program settings and interaction with those features can enhance learning outcomes

Dale, R. G., Powell, R. B., Stern, M. J., & Garst, B. A. (2020). Influence of the natural setting on environmental education outcomes. Environmental Education Research, 26, 613-631.