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, ee360+, and the U.S. Forest Service. Learn more.
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Short field trips can improve environmental knowledge in urban middle schoolers
Hoover, Katherine Street. (2021). Evaluating impacts of a wetland field trip: a case study with urban middle school students. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 20, 203-220.
Teaching choices in early childhood facilitate sustainable learning in students
Hedefalk, Maria, Caiman, Cecilia, Ottander, Christina, & Almqvist, Jonas. (2021). Didactical dilemmas when planning teaching for sustainable development in preschool. Environmental Education Research, 27, 37-49.
Hands-on experience broadens high school students' understanding of interdisciplinary environmental careers and increases personal resilience
Gupta, Rupanwita, LaMarca, Nicole, Rank, Shelley J., Flinner, Kate, & Ardalan, Nezam. (2021). Expanding high school youth’s perceptions of environmental careers and resilience development through conservation education. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 20, 376-392.
Optional conservation recommendations are more effective than mandates
Gonzalez, Andrea Martinez, Reynolds-Tylus, Tobias, & Quick, Brian L. (2021). Clustering energy and water conservation behaviors as choices: examining the moderating roles of message elaboration and involvement. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 20, 139-154.
Extinction Studies encourages curiosity and story-making in children
Gobby, Brad, Merewether, Jane, & Nykiel, Annette. (2021). Extinction, education and the curious practice of visiting thrombolites. Environmental Education Research, 27, 217-233.
Innovative evaluation shows improvement of five environmental education related outcomes in program participants
Garip, Gulcan, Richardson, Miles, Tinkler, Abigail, Glover, Susannah, & Rees, Alice. (2021). Development and implementation of evaluation resources for a green outdoor educational program. The Journal of Environmental Education, 52, 25-39.
The role of justice in environmental education, science education, and social science
Forsythe, Michelle E., & Chan, Yun-Wen. (2021). Justice-centered education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal of Environmental Education, 52, 347-357.
A citizen science program in Denali may have positive place attachment and learning outcomes for tourists
Fischer, Heather A., & Wentz, Elizabeth A. (2021). Place attachment and learning outcomes among tourists who volunteer for a U.S. National Park science volunteer program. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 20, 123-138.
Virtual reality could help educators teach climate change issues like ocean acidification
Fauville, Géraldine, Queiroz, Anna C. M., Hambrick, Linda, Brown, Bryan A., & Bailenson, Jeremy N. (2021). Participatory research on using virtual reality to teach ocean acidification: a study in the marine education community. Environmental Education Research, 27, 254-278.
Mutual experiences: Understanding children's play in nature through sensory ethnography
Sanderud, J.R. (2020). Mutual experiences: Understanding children’s play in nature through sensory ethnography. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 20(2), 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2018.1557058
Awe-inspiring experiences in nature may change behavior
Hicks, Jonathan R., & Stewart, William P. (2020). Learning from wildlife-inspired awe. The Journal of Environmental Education, 51, 44-54.
Evaluating the impact of a high school program on environmental leadership and environmental behavior
Blythe, Charlotte, & Harré, Niki. (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.