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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From seeds to harvest in seven weeks: Project-based learning with Latina girls and their parents
Rillero, P., Jiménez-Silva, M., Short-Meyerson, K., & Rillero, K. M. (2025). From seeds to harvest in seven weeks: Project-based learning with Latina girls and their parents. Education Sciences , 15(246). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020246
“We never even touched plants this way”: school gardens as an embodied context for motivating environmental actions
Dutta, D., & Chandrasekharan, S. (2025). “We never even touched plants this way”: school gardens as an embodied context for motivating environmental actions. Environmental Education Research, 31(2), 20. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2385993
Exploring nature-based art therapy: a scoping review
Gulbe, E., Ozola, A., Vitola, B., Akmane, E., Pacek, J., & Mārtinsone, K. (2025). Exploring nature-based art therapy: a scoping review. Frontiers. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1522629
Enhancing preschoolers’ creativity through art-based environmental education for sustainability
Kalafati, M., Flogaiti, E., & Daskolia, M. (2025). Enhancing preschoolers’ creativity through art-based environmental education for sustainability. Environmental Education Research, 31(1), 28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2291319
Screen Time, Nature, and Development: Baseline of the Randomized Controlled Study “Screen-free till 3”
Schwarz, S., Krafft, H., Maurer, T., Lange, T., Schemmer, J., Fischbach, T., … Martin, D. (2025). Screen Time, Nature, and Development: Baseline of the Randomized Controlled Study “Screen-free till 3”. Developmental Science, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13578
Evaluating the effect of green, blue, and gray measures for climate change adaptation on children’s well-being in schoolyards in Barcelona
Sanz-Mas, M., Continente, X., Brugueras, S., Marí-Dell’Olmo, M., Oliveras, L., & Lopez, M. J. (2025). Evaluating the effect of green, blue, and gray measures for climate change adaptation on children’s well-being in schoolyards in Barcelona. Landscape and Urban Planning, 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105206
The effect of the natural environment and greenness on behavior, function, and well-being among individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review
Wells, N. M., Tralins, J., Li, D., Mateer, T. J., Eldermire, E., Ohm, le Roux, … Kibbee, M. R. (2025). The effect of the natural environment and greenness on behavior, function, and well-being among individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102619
Science centers motivate climate action by connecting knowledge to behavior through strategic communication and family engagement
Moreau, Andrea, Barriault, Chantal, & Pisani, Katrina. (2025). Identifying communication strategies employed by informal learning experiences that are predictive of climate action intentions. International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 1-17. 10.1080/21548455.2025.2488412
Ecofeminist interventions through comics pedagogy: enhancing environmental awareness in teacher education
Echegoyen-Sanz, Yolanda, Pont-Niclòs, Isabel, & and, Antonio. (2025). Ecofeminist interventions through comics pedagogy: enhancing environmental awareness in teacher education. Environmental Education Research, 1-18. 10.1080/13504622.2025.2481224
Prescribing nature for human health: An examination of public interest, barriers, and enablers related to nature prescription programming in Canada
Lemieux, C. J., Lazarescu, C., Reining, C. E., Groulx, M. W., Lem, M., Astell-Burt, T., & Feng, X. (2025). Prescribing nature for human health: An examination of public interest, barriers, and enablers related to nature prescription programming in Canada. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2025.100251
From green to greener: Exploring associations between green schoolyard design and primary school children’s recess behaviors
van den Bogerd, N., Struiksma, M., Hovinga, D., & Maas, J. (2025). From green to greener: Exploring associations between green schoolyard design and primary school children’s recess behaviors. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128809
Exploring early childhood educators’ perceptions of children’s learning and development on naturalized playgrounds
Squires, K., van Rhijn, T., Harwood, D., Haines, J., & Barton, K. (2025). Exploring early childhood educators’ perceptions of children’s learning and development on naturalized playgrounds. Early Childhood Education Journal, 53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-023-01614-4