eeRESEARCH

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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The effect of exposure to nature on children’s psychological well-being: A systematic review of the literature

Liu, J., & Green, R. J. (2023). The effect of exposure to nature on children’s psychological well-being: A systematic review of the literature. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127846

School greenspace is associated with enhanced benefits of academic interventions on annual reading improvement for children of color in California

Rahai, R., Wells, N. M., & Evans, G. W. (2023). School greenspace is associated with enhanced benefits of academic interventions on annual reading improvement for children of color in California. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.101966

A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions

Martin, A., Clarke, J., Johnstone, A., McCrorie, P., Langford, R., Simpson, S. A., & Kipping, R. (2023). A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions. Health & Place, 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102967

The impacts of nature connectedness on children’s well-being: Systematic literature review

Arola, T., Aulake, M., Ott, A., Lindholm, M., Kouvonen, P., Virtanen, P., & Paloniemi, R. (2023). The impacts of nature connectedness on children’s well-being: Systematic literature review . Journal of Environmental Psychology, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101913

Environmental qualities that enhance outdoor play in community playgrounds from the perspective of children with and without disabilities: A scoping review

Morgenthaler, T., Schulze, C., Pentland, D., & Lynch, H. (2023). Environmental qualities that enhance outdoor play in community playgrounds from the perspective of children with and without disabilities: A scoping review . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031763

Nature-based interventions for vulnerable youth: a scoping review

Overbey, T. A., Diekmann, F., & Lekies, K. S. (2023). Nature-based interventions for vulnerable youth: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 33(1), 39. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2021.1998390

Designing public playgrounds for inclusion: A scoping review of grey literature guidelines for Universal Design

Moore, A., Boyle, B., & Lynch, H. (2023). Designing public playgrounds for inclusion: A scoping review of grey literature guidelines for Universal Design. Children’s Geographies, 21(3), 20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2073197

Running the risk: The social, behavioral and environmental associations with positive risk in children’s play activities in outdoor playspaces

Loebach, J., Ramsden, R., Cox, A., Joyce, K., & Brussoni, M. (2023). Running the risk: The social, behavioral and environmental associations with positive risk in children’s play activities in outdoor playspaces. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-023-00145-1

“We do it anyway”: Professional identities of teachers who enact risky play as a framework for education outdoors

Zeni, M., Schnellert, L., & Brussoni, M. (2023). “We do it anyway”: Professional identities of teachers who enact risky play as a framework for education outdoors. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-023-00140-6

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