Nature Mentors: a program to encourage outdoor activity and nature engagement among urban youth and families

KA Hackett, MC Ziegler, JA Olson, J Bizub… - Journal of Adventure …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Significant declines in outdoor activity and engagement with the natural environment are
growing concerns with negative impacts on well-being. We pilot-tested an intervention …

Growing among Trees: a 12-month process evaluation of school based outdoor learning interventions

MA Harris - Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A wealth of evidence shows that exposure to the natural environment and
nature-based learning can benefit children's physical, mental, social, and emotional health …

Evaluation of a Nature Prescription Program on Parental Perceptions for Children's Outdoor Activities

J Urroz, RW Christiana - Ecopsychology, 2024 - liebertpub.com
This study examined the change in parent's attitudes, subjective norms, perceptions of
behavioral control, and intentions regarding their children's participation in outdoor activities …

[图书][B] Wilderness restoration: A case study of two place-based education programs

CA Albracht - 2016 - search.proquest.com
Research regarding outdoor environmental education programs for youth tends to be
quantitative in nature, examining cause-and-effect relationships between program content …

Utilizing Experiential Education in Nature-Based Settings to Impact Pro-Environmental Behaviors

D Babich - 2022 - digitalcommons.hamline.edu
Spending time in nature can have many effects on a person. I wanted to find out if one of
these effects was a change in behavior regarding sustainable actions and mindsets. The …

Bigfoot Inspires Youth: Teaching Leave No Trace through Afterschool Partnerships

P Ahl, E Hill, A Leary, B Lawhon - Journal of Outdoor …, 2022 - mail.js.sagamorepub.com
This study describes a program developed with the coordination of four agencies to
reconnect urban youth to nature by combining the best of each partner. Many urban youth …

'It was a whole other world': the impact of residential outdoor trips on nature connectedness and wellbeing in young people

F Holland, C Harvey, E Ferris, R Furlong… - Journal of Adventure …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In England, after the 2021 COVID-19 lockdowns, funded residential outdoor experiences
were offered to young people from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, with the aim of …

Potential benefits from interacting with nature: a look at outdoor education for children

K Webster - 2011 - digitalcommons.calpoly.edu
With the increase of a fast paced lifestyle and more technology centered activities, children
are spending an increased amount of time indoors. A decreased interaction with the natural …

Connecting children to nature through residential outdoor environmental education

LE Mullenbach, RG Andrejewski… - Environmental Education …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Connecting to nature and spending time outdoors as children have been indicated as
predictors of environmentally responsible behavior. This study examined whether a …

Urban youth׳ s experiences of nature: Implications for outdoor adventure recreation

KS Lekies, G Yost, J Rode - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2015 - Elsevier
This study examined ways in which urban youth participating in a long-term outdoor
adventure recreation program (N= 36) perceived and experienced nature. Participants were …