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Nature Learning

Nature Learning is a scholarly construct within Family Science Learning that denotes a systematic approach to understanding how familial interactions with natural environments foster scientific literacy, distinguishing it from other learning frameworks by emphasizing ecological immersion and intergenerational engagement in informal outdoor contexts.

244

Publications

11K

Citations

528

Authors

232

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

95

Parents

Publications

244

Uncommon Ground: Toward Reinventing Nature

Steven E. Silvern, William Cronon · Geographical Review · 1996 · 506 citations

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Nature-culture constructs in science learning: Human/non-human agency and intentionality

Megan Bang, Ananda Marin · Journal of Research in Science Teaching · 2015 · 278 citations

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The Effect of Environmental Education on Schoolchildren, Their Parents, and Community Members: A Study of Intergenerational and Intercommunity Learning

Christopher Vaughan, Julie Gack, Humberto Solorazano et al. · The Journal of Environmental Education · 2003 · 266 citations

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Connecting students to nature – how intensity of nature experience and student age influence the success of outdoor education programs

Tina Braun, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes · Environmental Education Research · 2016 · 249 citations

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Uncommon Ground: Toward Reinventing Nature

James E. Sherow, William Cronon · Western Historical Quarterly · 1996 · 240 citations

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Authors

528

  1. HT
    Heather Toomey Zimmerman

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    6 publications · 198 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. LR
    Lucy R. McClain

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    4 publications · 144 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. CS
    Chris Speldewinde

    Deakin University, Australia

    4 publications · 80 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. JE
    Julie Ernst

    University of Minnesota, Duluth, United States

    4 publications · 234 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. WC
    William Cronon

    Yale University, United States

    3 publications · 803 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 528

Institutions

232

  1. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    691 citations

  2. Kristianstad University

    Kristianstad, Sweden

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    439 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    354 citations

  4. Deakin University

    Burwood, Australia

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    190 citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    701 citations

  6. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    186 citations

  7. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    225 citations

  8. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    219 citations

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Venues

  1. Environmental Education Research

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. Children Youth and Environments

    CYE · 11 publications · 626 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning

    JAEOL · 10 publications · 458 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. International Journal of Science Education

    IJSE · 6 publications · 453 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Science Education

    6 publications · 305 citations

    6

    h-index

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