ERIC Number: EJ1434556
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
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EISSN: EISSN-2331-0464
Factors Associated with Nature Connection in Children: A Review, Synthesis, and Implications for Practice within Environmental Education and Beyond
Adriana Mockovcáková; Alexia Barrable
International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, v11 n2 p26-42 2024
Nature connection has been found in previous research to be a predictor of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. For this reason, efforts to build children's nature connection through a variety of avenues, including environmental education, have been explored by practitioners and researchers alike. In this paper we undertook a purposive literature search of research looking at factors associated with children's nature connection. The resulting synthesis of 28 studies found demographic, dispositional, affective, familial, environmental, and experiential factors that are associated with children's nature connection that will be of interest to educators, parents, researchers, and policy makers. Recommendations are made for the implementation in environmental education programmes and beyond, in order effectively mobilise an integrated response that will foster a sustained connection to the natural world.
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Environmental Education, Ecology, Student Characteristics, Family Influence, Environmental Influences, Experience, Experiential Learning, Affective Behavior
North American Association for Environmnental Education. 1725 DeSales Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-419-0412; Web site: https://naturalstart.org/research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Teachers; Parents; Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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