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
Preschool educators’ opinions and practices on school gardening
Deniz, U. H., & Kalburan, N. C. (2024). Preschool educators’ opinions and practices on school gardening. Urban Education, 59(9 ). http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00420859221125710
Therapeutic gardening groups with children and young people who have experienced maltreatment
McVeigh, M. J., Kassiotis, E., & McVeigh, C. G. (2024). Therapeutic gardening groups with children and young people who have experienced maltreatment. Australian Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2024.2416622
From program to classroom: a photo elicitation study to understand educators’ experiences implementing garden-based learning following professional development
Evans, E., Green, G. T., Thompson, K. F., Abrams, J., & Thompson, J. J. (2024). From program to classroom: a photo elicitation study to understand educators’ experiences implementing garden-based learning following professional development. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2309591
Effect of therapeutic gardening program in urban gardens on the mental health of children and their caregivers with atopic dermatitis
Baik, H., Choi, S., An, M., Jin, H., Kang, I., Yoon, W., & Yoo, Y. (2024). Effect of therapeutic gardening program in urban gardens on the mental health of children and their caregivers with atopic dermatitis. Healthcare , 12(919). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12090919
Growing sustainable therapeutic third spaces – a therapeutic sensory garden’s impact on university student self-reported quality of life and affect
Delbert, T., Stepansky, K., Bucey, J. C., & Goodman-Schiller, D. (2024). Growing sustainable therapeutic third spaces – a therapeutic sensory garden’s impact on university student self-reported quality of life and affect. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-05-2024-0313
Green skills for sustainability transitions
Fuchs, Martina. (2024). Green Skills for Sustainability Transitions. Geography Compass, 18, n/a. 10.1111/gec3.70003