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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Writing Stories Builds Scientific Literacy
Ritchie, Stephen M., Tomas, Louisa, & Tones, Megan. (2011). Writing stories to enhance scientific literacy. International Journal of Science Education, 33, 685-707.
New Scales Measure Responsibility, Character, and Attitudes
Powell, Robert Baxter, Stern, Marc J., Krohn, Brian D., & Ardoin, Nicole M. (2011). Development and validation of scales to measure environmental responsibility, character development, and attitudes toward school. Environmental Education Research, 17, 91-111.
Curriculum Sends Different Messages in Science and Social Studies Classes
Kumler, Lori M. (2011). Students of action? A comparative investigation of secondary science and social studies students’ action repertoires in a land use context. Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 14-29.
A Refined Instrument for Measuring Environmental Attitudes in Children
Johnson, Bruce, & Manoli, Constantinos C. (2011). The 2-MEV Scale in the United States: A measure of children’s environmental attitudes based on the Theory of Ecological Attitude. Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 84-97.
Researchers Link Behavior Theories to the Philosophies of Muir and Leopold
Goralnik, Lissy, & Nelson, Michael P. (2011). Framing a Philosophy of Environmental Action: Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and the Importance of Community. The Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 181-192.
Are Participants Losing Interest? Try Mindfulness
Frauman, Eric. (2011). Incorporating the concept of mindfulness in informal outdoor education settings. Journal of Experiential Education, 33, 225-238.
Using a Behavior Model to Predict Whether Teachers Adopt Environmental Education
Bruyere, Brett, Nash, Peter E., & Mbogella, Felix. (2011). Predicting Participation in Environmental Education by Teachers in Coastal Regions of Tanzania. The Journal of Environmental Education, 42, 168-180.
Children Went From Feeling Powerless to Powerful
Tsevreni, I. (2011). Towards an environmental education without scientific knowledge: an attempt to create an action model based on children’s experiences, emotions and perceptions about their environment. Environmental Education Research, 17, 53-67.
Results of an International Test of Scientific Literacy and Attitudes
Olsen, Rolf Vegar, & Lie, Svein. (2011). Profiles of students’ interest in science issues around the world: Analysis of data from PISA 2006. International Journal of Science Education, 33, 97-120.
Students' Values, Place Attachment Tied to Recycling Used Batteries
Rioux, Liliane. (2011). Promoting pro-environmental behaviour: collection of used batteries by secondary school pupils. Environmental Education Research, 17, 353-373.
Researchers Argue for Post-Visit Resources to Change Behavior
Ballantyne, Roy, & Packer, Jan. (2011). Using tourism free-choice learning experiences to promote environmentally sustainable behaviour: the role of post-visit ‘action resources’. Environmental Education Research, 17, 201-215.
Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes
Donovan, G. H., Michael, Y. L., Butry, D. T., Sullivan, A. D., & Chase, J. M. (2011). Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes. Health & Place, 17, 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.11.004