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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Clark, C. R., Heimlich, J. E., Ardoin, N. M., & Braus, J. . (2020). Using a Delphi study to clarify the landscape and core outcomes in environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 26, 381-399.
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, 350-357. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2020.1714001
Kepper, M. ., Staiano, A. ., Katzmarzyk, P. ., Reis, R. ., Eyler, A. ., Griffith, D. ., … Broyles, S. . (2020). Using mixed methods to understand women’s parenting practices related to their child’s outdoor play and physical activity among families living in diverse neighborhood environments. Health & Place. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102292
Marques, R. R., Malafaia, C. ., Faria, J. L., & Menezes, I. . (2020). Using online tools in participatory research with adolescents to promote civic engagement and environmental mobilization: the WaterCircle (WC) project. Environmental Education Research, 26, 1043-1059.
Havea, P. H., Siga, A. ., Rabuatoka, T. ., Tamani, A. T., Devi, P. ., Senikula, R. ., … Combes, H. J. des. (2020). Using vocational education to support development solutions in the Pacific: An emphasis on climate change and health. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 171-186.
Spiegel, S. J., Thomas, S. ., O’Neill, K. ., Brondgeest, C. ., Thomas, J. ., Beltran, J. ., … Yassi, A. . (2020). Visual storytelling, intergenerational environmental justice and Indigenous sovereignty: Exploring images and stories amid a contested oil pipeline project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072362
Proctor, R. ., Guell, C. ., Wyatt, K. ., & Williams, A. J. (2020). What is the evidence base for integrating health and environmental approaches in the school context to nurture healthier and more environmentally aware young people? A systematic scoping review of global evidence. Health &Amp; Place, 64. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102356
Edwards, R. C., & Larson, B. M. H. (2020). When screens replace backyards: strategies to connect digital-media-oriented young people to nature. Environmental Education Research, 26, 950-968.
Zimanyi, L. ., & Rossovska, O. . (2020). Who is John the snail and when can we meet him?: Parent perspectives on children’s engagement in a forest nature program. Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education.
Wolfe, C. R., Cedillos-Whynott, E. M., & Vanni, M. J. (2020). You Live in a Watershed! Informal Environmental Science Education with a State Park Exhibit. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 19, 74-87.
Oscilowicz, E. ., Honey-Rosés, J. ., Anguelovski, I. ., Triguero-Mas, M. ., & Cole, H. . (2020). Young families and children in gentrifying neighbourhoods: How gentrification reshapes use and perception of green play spaces. Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 25, 765-786. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2020.1835849
Zummo, L. ., Gargroetzi, E. ., & Garcia, A. . (2020). Youth voice on climate change: using factor analysis to understand the intersection of science, politics, and emotion. Environmental Education Research, 26, 1207-1226.
Weldemariam, K. . (2020). ‘Becoming-with bees’: Generating affect and response-abilities with the dying bees in early childhood education. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 41, 391-406. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2019.1607402
Petrzelka, P. ., Ott, M. B., Fairchild, E. ., & Filipiak, J. . (2020). ‘From a circle of introductions’: adult learning and empowerment of women agricultural landowners. Environmental Education Research, 26, 206-218.
Mickelsson, M. . (2020). ‘I think it works better if we have an example to help us’: experiences in collaboratively conceptualizing the scaling of education for sustainable development practices in South Africa. Environmental Education Research, 26, 341-358.
Sezen-Barrie, A. ., Miller-Rushing, A. ., & Hufnagel, E. . (2020). ‘It’s a gassy world’: starting with students’ wondering questions to inform climate change education. Environmental Education Research, 26, 555-576.
Manner, J. ., Doi, L. ., & Laird, Y. . (2020). ’That’s given me a bit more hope’ - adolescent girls’ experiences of Forest School. Children’s Geographies. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2020.1811955
Hunter, R. H., & Jordan, R. C. (2020). “I have a little, little, little footprint on the world” and “I’m not political”: feelings of low self-efficacy and the effect of identity on environmental behaviour in educators. Environmental Education Research, 26, 666-683.
Cooke, E. ., Thorpe, K. ., Clarke, A. ., Houen, S. ., Oakes, C. ., & Staton, S. . (2020). “Lie in the grass, the soft grass”: Relaxation accounts of young children attending childcare. Children and Youth Services Review, 109. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104722
Harris, B. ., Rigolon, A. ., & Fernandez, M. . (2020). “To them, we’re just kids from the hood”: Citizen-based policing of youth of color, “white space,” and environmental gentrification. Cities, 107. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102885
Ginsburg, J. ., & Audley, S. . (2020). “You don’t wanna teach little kids about climate change”: Beliefs and barriers to sustainability education in early childhood. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 7, 42-60.
Hill, C. ., & Chawla, C. . (2019). "Fun, novel, safe, and inclusive": Children’s design recommendations for playgrounds for all abilities. Children, Youth and Environments, 29, 105-115.
Stapleton, S. R. (2019). A case for climate justice education: American youth connecting to intragenerational climate injustice in Bangladesh. Environmental Education Research, 25, 732-750.
Jordan, C. ., & Chawla, L. . (2019). A coordinated research agenda for nature-based learning. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00766
Weeland, J. ., Moens, M. ., Beute, F. ., Assink, M. ., Staaks, J. ., & Overbeek, G. . (2019). A dose of nature: Two three-level meta-analyses of the beneficial effects of exposure to nature on children’s self-regulation. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101326
Ouariachi, T. ., Olvera-Lobo, M. D., Gutiérrez-Pérez, J. ., & Maibach, E. . (2019). A framework for climate change engagement through video games. Environmental Education Research, 25, 701-716.
Açar, T. S., Inalpulat, M. ., Oz, N. A., Genc, L. ., Arslan, H. ., & Bagran, A. B. (2019). A journey to children’s perceptions on forest fire through drawings in Canakkale Province, Turkey: Exploring the needs for alternative educative approaches. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 18, 285-299.
Ignell, C. ., Davies, P. ., & Lundholm, C. . (2019). A longitudinal study of upper secondary school students’ values and beliefs regarding policy responses to climate change. Environmental Education Research, 25, 615-632.
Richardson, M. ., Hunt, A. ., Hinds, J. ., Bragg, R. ., Fido, D. ., Petronzi, D. ., … White, M. . (2019). A measure of nature connectedness for children and adults: Validation, performance, and insights. Sustainability, 11. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11123250
Imai, H. ., Nakashizuka, T. ., & Kohsaka, R. . (2019). A multi-year investigation of the factors underlying decreasing interactions of children and adults with natural environments in Japan. Human Ecology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-019-00108-5
Norwood, M. ., Lakhani, A. ., Fullagar, S. ., Maujean, A. ., Downes, M. ., Byrne, J. ., … Kendall, E. . (2019). A narrative and systematic review of the behavioural, cognitive and emotional effects of passive nature exposure on young people: Evidence for prescribing change. Landscape and Urban Planning, 189, 71-79. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.04.007
Ahi, B. ., & Atasoy, V. . (2019). A phenomenographic investigation into preschool children’s relationships with nature through drawings. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 28, 281-295. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2019.1649248
Frey, S. ., & Parent, V. . (2019). A residential camp’s impact on youths’ leadership skills and natural resource knowledge. Journal of Youth Development, 14, 101-117. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2019.792
Hughes, J. ., Rogerson, M. ., Barton, J. ., & Bragg, R. . (2019). Age and connection to nature: When is engagement critical?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 17, 265-269. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fee.2035
To, P. ., & Grierson, D. . (2019). An application of measuring visual and non-visual sensorial experiences of nature for children within primary school spaces Child–nature–distance case studies in Glasgow, Scotland. Journal of Architectural Research.
Sahin, E. ., & Alici, S. . (2019). An associational study on pre-service early childhood teachers’ nature relatedness in education for sustainability. International Research in Geographical & Environmental Education, 28, 343-357.
Malandrakis, G. ., Papadopoulou, P. ., Gavrilakis, C. ., & Mogias, A. . (2019). An education for sustainable development self-efficacy scale for primary pre-service teachers: construction and validation. The Journal of Environmental Education, 50, 23-36.
Morales, N. ., & Jacobson, S. K. (2019). Assessing natural resource internships: A social cognitive analysis of national diversity programs. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 18, 96-112.
Hinds, J. ., & O’Malley, S. . (2019). Assessing nature connection and wellbeing during an experiential environmental program. Children, Youth and Environments, 29, 92-107. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.29.2.0092
Krebs-Moberg, J. ., & Ormsby, A. . (2019). Assessing the effectiveness of a community food security project for curriculum development. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 18, 128-139.
Yang, B.-Y. ., Zeng, Z.-W. ., Markevych, I. ., Bloom, M. ., Heinrich, J. ., Knibbs, L. ., … Yu, H.-Y. . (2019). Association between greenness surrounding schools and kindergartens and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children in China. JAMA Network Open, 2. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.17862
Ribeiro, A. ., Tavares, C. ., Guttentag, A. ., & Barros, H. . (2019). Association between neighbourhood green space and biological markers in school-aged children. Findings from the Generation XXI birth cohort. Environment International, 132. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.105070
Cherrie, M. ., Shortt, N. ., Thompson, W. ., Deary, I. ., & Pearce, J. . (2019). Association between the activity space exposure to parks in childhood and adolescence and cognitive aging in later life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040632
Bølling, M. ., Niclasen, J. ., P, B. ., & Nielsen, G. . (2019). Association of Education Outside the Classroom and pupils’ psychosocial well-being: Results from a school year implementation. Journal of School Health, 89, 210-218. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12730
Verlie, B. . (2019). Bearing worlds: learning to live-with climate change. Environmental Education Research, 25, 751-766.
Richardson, M. . (2019). Beyond restoration: Considering emotion regulation in natural well-being. Ecopsychology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2019.0012
Li, D. ., Chiang, Y.-C. ., Sang, H. ., & Sullivan, W. . (2019). Beyond the school grounds: Links between density of tree cover in school surroundings and high school academic performance. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 38, 42-53. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.11.001
Cantell, H. ., Tolppanen, S. ., Aarnio-Linnanvuori, E. ., & Lehtonen, A. . (2019). Bicycle model on climate change education: presenting and evaluating a model. Environmental Education Research, 25, 717-731.
Browne, L. ., Gillard, A. ., & Garst, B. . (2019). Camp as an institution of socialization: Past, present, and future. Journal of Experiential Education. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org//10.1177/1053825918820369
Khan, M. ., McGeown, S. ., & Bell, S. . (2019). Can an outdoor learning environment improve children’s academic attainment? A quasi-experimental mixed methods study in Bangladesh. Environment and Behavior. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916519860868