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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The relationship between exposure to natural and urban environments and children's self-regulation
Jenkin, R., Frampton, I., White, M.P., & Pahl, S. (2018). The relationship between exposure to natural and urban environments and children’s self-regulation. Landscape Research, 43(1), 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2017.1316365
Young children's and adults' perceptions of natural play spaces: A case study of Chengdu, southwestern China
Wang, X., Woolley, H., Tang, Y., Liu, H-y., & Luo, Y. (2018). Young children’s and adults’ perceptions of natural play spaces: A case study of Chengdu, southwestern China. Cities, 72, 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.08.011
Understanding the nature play milieu: Using behavior mapping to investigate children's activities in outdoor play spaces
Cox, A., Loebach, J., & Little, S. (2018). Understanding the nature play milieu: Using behavior mapping to investigate children’s activities in outdoor play spaces. Children, Youth and Environments, 28(2), 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.28.2.0232
Measuring connectedness to nature in preschool children in an urban setting and its relation to psychological functioning
Sobko, T., Jia, Z., & Brown, G. (2018). Measuring connectedness to nature in preschool children in an urban setting and its relation to psychological functioning. PLoS ONE, 13(11). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207057
The carry-over effects of school gardens on fruit and vegetable availability at home: A randomized controlled trial with low-income elementary schools
Wells, N.M., Meyers, B.M., Todd, L.E., Henderson, C.R., Barale, K., Gaolach, B., … Franz, N.K. (2018). The carry-over effects of school gardens on fruit and vegetable availability at home: A randomized controlled trial with low-income elementary schools. Preventive Medicine. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.03.022
A prescription for “nature” – The potential of using virtual nature in therapeutics
White, M.P., Yeo, N.L., Vassiljev, P., Lundstedt, R., Wallergård, M., Albin, M., & Lõhmus, M. (2018). A prescription for “nature” – The potential of using virtual nature in therapeutics. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 14, 13. http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S179038
Do lessons in nature boost subsequent classroom engagement: Refueling students in flight
Kuo, M., Browning, M.H.E.M., & Penner, M.L. (2018). Do lessons in nature boost subsequent classroom engagement: Refueling students in flight. Frontiers in Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02253
Greenness and school-wide test scores are not always positively associated - A replication of "linking performance in Massachusetts elementary schools with the 'greenness' of school surroundings using remote sensing"
Browning, M.H.E.M., Kuo, M., Sachdeva, S., Leed, K., & Westphal, L. (2018). Greenness and school-wide test scores are not always positively associated - A replication of "linking performance in Massachusetts elementary schools with the ’greenness’ of school surroundings using remote sensing". Landscape and Urban Planning, 178, 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.007
Stress response and cognitive performance modulation in classroom versus natural environments: A quasi-experimental pilot study with children
Mygind, L., Stevenson, M.P., Liebst, L.S., Konvalinka, I., & Bentsen, P. (2018). Stress response and cognitive performance modulation in classroom versus natural environments: A quasi-experimental pilot study with children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061098
Attention Restoration Theory II: A systematic review to clarify attention processes affected by exposure to natural environments
Stevenson, M., Schilhab, T., & Bentsen, P. (2018). Attention Restoration Theory II: A systematic review to clarify attention processes affected by exposure to natural environments. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B, 21(4), 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10937404.2018.1505571
Growing dens. On re-grounding the child-nature relationship through a new materialist approach to children's dens
Arvidsen, J. (2018). Growing dens. On re-grounding the child-nature relationship through a new materialist approach to children’s dens. Children’s Geographies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2018.1425371
The relationship between surrounding greenness in childhood and adolescence and depressive symptoms in adolescence and early childhood
Bezold, C.P., Banay, R.F., Coull, B.A., Hart, J.E., James, P., Kubzansky, L.D., … Laden, F.L. (2018). The relationship between surrounding greenness in childhood and adolescence and depressive symptoms in adolescence and early childhood. Annals of Epidemiology, 28(4), 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.01.009